# IP16 4EP: area report for a postcode in East Suffolk

IP16 4EP is a postcode in East Suffolk.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of East Suffolk. Open the map at IP16 4EP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) › [IP16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip16) › [IP16 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip16-4)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. East Suffolk 019E: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **Saxmundham, 5.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **No property in IP16 4EP listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, East Suffolk 019E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **£276,301 average price**: For the whole of East Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP16 4EP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IP16 4EP**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Compass Community School Aylward Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-aylward-park-e148808) | Special | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Summerhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-school-e124870) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Leiston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leiston-primary-school-e141554) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alde Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alde-valley-academy-e141236) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 33.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2024 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £87,550 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LEISTON SURGERY (50 m)
- Pharmacies: LEISTON PHARMACY (350 m)
- Dental practices: UNIT 1 & 3 ALEXANDER MEWS [DENTAL PRACTICE] (350 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Leiston Foodstore (260 m, East of England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £276,301** (July 2026). East Suffolk’s average house price was £276,301 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,793** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Suffolk earned a median of £36,793 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 117th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in East Suffolk costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). East Suffolk has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Suffolk 019E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.2** (2025). East Suffolk 019E has a deprivation score of 30.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,159th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Suffolk 019E was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,599** (2021). East Suffolk 019E had 1,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,168th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.9%** (January 2026). In East Suffolk 019E, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## IP16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP16 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,816** (2021). IP16 had 6,816 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 564th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in IP16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.8%** (January 2026). In IP16, 81.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.2081, 1.5763

Council: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Suffolk Coastal](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/suffolk-coastal): Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=1.5763,52.2081,IP164EP

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