Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1620
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1620 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near IP4 1HB
Crime trends · near IP4 1HB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
100
YoY +23%
ASB
11
YoY -8%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -55%
Burglary
6
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
18
YoY -33%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
73
YoY +43%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising
276
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,667
White Brit.46.1%
Other White17.3%
Bangladeshi8.8%
Indian6.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.3%
+ 9 other groups · 17.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,672
Christian36.8%
No religion36.5%
Muslim12.9%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu6.0%
+ 1 other religions · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,665
25–3424.7%
35–4922.3%
50–6416.2%
20–249.7%
≤46.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 20.2%
Households
Total households: 847
Other42.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.7%
+ 8 other households · 24.3%
Administrative Information
Ipswich
Local Authority
Council Area
Ipswich E14001302
Constituency
E14001302
Suffolk
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Alexandra
Constituency code
E14001302
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Ipswich, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Ipswich
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Suffolk
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Suffolk
Sub ICB Location
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB - 06L
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Ipswich 007H E01033129
E01033129
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ipswich 007 E02006251
E02006251
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ipswich 007H E01033129
E01033129
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ipswich 007 E02006251
E02006251
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:07 AM
Sunrise
7:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
7:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode IP4 1HB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 1620
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033129 and MSOA E02006251 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IP4 1HB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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