IP9 2BY

Copdock & Washbrook · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP9 2BZ 59 m
IP9 2BX 137 m
IP9 2BU 381 m
IP9 2BT 410 m
IP9 2BP 602 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP9 2BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 2
Latitude
51.996561
Longitude
1.078392
British National Grid easting
611,426
British National Grid northing
237,597

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Parish or community
E04009070
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152271
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 010D · E01029883
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 010 · E02006236

Postcode source versions

Explore IP9

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Potash Farm, Potash Lane, Bentley, Ipswich, IP9 2BY 22 June 2018 £590,000
Satis, Potash Lane, Bentley, Ipswich, IP9 2BY 20 January 2017 £200,000
Potash Cottages, 2, Potash Lane, Bentley, Ipswich, IP9 2BY 11 October 2001 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    404 m
  2. Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km
  3. Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
IP9 2 residents
7,562

Age bands in IP9 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,212 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

814 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.2%

1,332 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,098 residents

Age 65 and over
29.5%

2,287 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP9 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CONSTABLE COUNTRY RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CONSTABLE COUNTRY MP, HEATH ROAD, EAST BERGHOLT, COLCHESTER, CO7 6RT

    ODS code D83001

    4.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Memorial

    BCT · Bentley

    0.4 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Bentley

    0.4 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Bentley

    0.4 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Bentley

    0.4 miles
  • South View Green

    BCT · Bentley

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 010D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,937 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 404 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.