| Postcode | IP20 0AP | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Harleston | 
| Nearest station | Halesworth (10 km) | 
| Bus stops | Church (N) Honeymoon Row (S) Honeymoon Row (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 2 View | 
| Known addresses | Birchmead, Christmas Lane, Metfield | 
| Main property type | Other | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 52.37415 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 1.370164 | |
| Easting | 629500 | |
| Northing | 280468 | |
| Grid reference | TM294804 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 389049 5803903 | |
| what3words | pages.immunity.verve | |
| FixPhrase | criteria maker stilt trading | |
| Plus code | 9F4399FC+M3 | |
| Altitude | 42 metres (139 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:29 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 20.9 KMs (13 miles) | 
| Parish | Metfield | E04009228 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Fressingfield | E05012599 | 
| Local Authority District | Mid Suffolk | E07000203 | 
| County Electoral Division | Hoxne and Eye | E58001426 | 
| Local Authority | Suffolk | E10000029 | 
| County | Suffolk | E10000029 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Waveney Valley | E14001569 | 
| MP | Adrian Ramsay | Green Party | 
| Police force | Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Babergh and Mid Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 2020 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Metfield | E63010108 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00153169 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Mid Suffolk 003A | E01030053 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Mid Suffolk 003A | E01030053 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Fressingfield, Laxfield & Worlingworth | E02006263 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Fressingfield, Laxfield & Worlingworth | E02006263 | 
| Travel to work area | Norwich | E30000248 | 
| Average property price in Ipswich | £295,184 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchmead, Christmas Lane, Metfield | Other (freehold) | Nov 2018 | £165,000 |