IP9 2DX

Orwell · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Orwell
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP8 3LY 243 m
IP8 3LX 315 m
IP8 3GL 503 m
IP8 3LS 563 m
IP8 3NP 596 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP9 2DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 2
Latitude
52.021587
Longitude
1.108335
British National Grid easting
613,362
British National Grid northing
240,467

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Orwell · E05012581
Parish or community
E04009069
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152244
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 005C · E01029879
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 005 · E02006231

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Belstead House Adult Education Centre

    Miscellaneous

    1.7 km
  2. Gusford Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km
  3. The Bridge School

    Academy special sponsor led

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.9 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Memorial

    BCT · Belstead

    0.4 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Belstead

    0.4 miles
  • Nursery

    BCT · Pinewood

    0.9 miles
  • Nursery

    BCT · Pinewood

    1.0 miles
  • Ellenbrook Green Turning Point

    BCT · Pinewood

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 005C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,552 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Belstead House Adult Education Centre is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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