| Postcode | IP6 8AB | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Ipswich | 
| Nearest station | Needham Market (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Hurstlea Road (SW) Hurstlea Road (NE) Council Offices (NW) Jackson Way (E) The Swan (NW) Bosmere Primary School (S) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 52.15296 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 1.050198 | |
| Easting | 608762 | |
| Northing | 254907 | |
| Grid reference | TM087549 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 366608 5779843 | |
| what3words | figs.downturn.culling | |
| FixPhrase | crispness majorette spearmint swinger | |
| Plus code | 9F435332+53 | |
| Altitude | 25 metres (82 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:30 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 14.7 KMs (9.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Needham Market | E04010558 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Needham Market | E05012604 | 
| Local Authority District | Mid Suffolk | E07000203 | 
| County Electoral Division | Bosmere | E58001403 | 
| Local Authority | Suffolk | E10000029 | 
| County | Suffolk | E10000029 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | E14001156 | 
| MP | Patrick Spencer | Conservative | 
| 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 | December 1998 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | June 2000 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode sector mean (mainly PO Boxes) | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Needham Market | E63010629 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00153223 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Mid Suffolk 011C | E01030061 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Mid Suffolk 011C | E01030061 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Needham Market South & Great Blakenham | E02006271 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Needham Market South & Graeat Blakenham | E02006271 | 
| Travel to work area | Ipswich | E30000222 | 
| Average property price in Ipswich | £295,184 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.5% |