IP12 2LG postcode in Orford, Suffolk

IP12 2LG is a postcode in Orford, in the Rendlesham & Orford ward of East Suffolk. It is in the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at IP12 2LG can get it Across East Suffolk: 85% Typical price £315,000 Homes sold in IP12 2, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Wickham Market 11.2 km in a straight line

Where IP12 2LG is, and what is near it

Map of IP12 2LG and what is near it Map of IP12 2LG: its centre point, with the 271 other postcodes in the IP12 2 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. IP12 2HW: also in IP12 2IP12 2LB: also in IP12 2IP12 2LE: also in IP12 2IP12 2LF: also in IP12 2IP12 2LH: also in IP12 2IP12 2LJ: also in IP12 2IP12 2LL: also in IP12 2IP12 2LN: also in IP12 2IP12 2LQ: also in IP12 2IP12 2LR: also in IP12 2IP12 2LU: also in IP12 2IP12 2LW: also in IP12 2IP12 2LX: also in IP12 2IP12 2LY: also in IP12 2IP12 2LZ: also in IP12 2IP12 2NA: also in IP12 2IP12 2NB: also in IP12 2IP12 2ND: also in IP12 2IP12 2NE: also in IP12 2IP12 2NF: also in IP12 2IP12 2NG: also in IP12 2IP12 2NH: also in IP12 2IP12 2NJ: also in IP12 2IP12 2NL: also in IP12 2IP12 2NN: also in IP12 2IP12 2NP: also in IP12 2IP12 2NQ: also in IP12 2IP12 2NR: also in IP12 2IP12 2NT: also in IP12 2IP12 2NU: also in IP12 2IP12 2NW: also in IP12 2IP12 2NX: also in IP12 2IP12 2NY: also in IP12 2IP12 2NZ: also in IP12 2IP12 2QJ: also in IP12 2 School 7.6 kmMelton (Suffolk) station 13.5 kmRendlesham & Orford IP12 2LG Map of IP12 2LG and what is near it Map of IP12 2LG: its centre point, with the 271 other postcodes in the IP12 2 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Wickham Market station 11.2 kmRendlesham & Orford IP12 2LG
  • IP12 2LG
  • Other postcodes in IP12 2: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0939, longitude 1.5345)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP12 2LG?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at IP12 2LG?

Every home and business at IP12 2LG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

IP12 2LG 0% East Suffolk 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IP12 2LG 100% East Suffolk 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at IP12 2LG?

BinDayBuddy does not read East Suffolk District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

East Suffolk District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is IP12 2LG at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include IP12 2LG.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across East Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP12 2LG: 4,795 properties in East Suffolk are at high risk (3% of all its properties). All the figures for East Suffolk

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of IP12 2LG is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IP12 2LG?

Homes in IP12 2 sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£315,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£309,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £387,500 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £313,750 20 sales
  • Terraced £257,500 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £130,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole IP12 district: a typical £341,000 from 333 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in IP12 2LG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP12 2LG from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at IP12 2LG

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at IP12 2LG. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near IP12 2LG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,150 homes in the neighbourhood around IP12 2LG. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around IP12 2LG

Band D in East Suffolk for 2026‑27: £2,335. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,557 (band A) to £3,891 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,075.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (5%)£1,557
Band Babout 250 (22%)£1,816
Band Cabout 280 (24%)£2,075
Band Dabout 220 (19%)£2,335
Band Eabout 150 (13%)£2,854
Band Fabout 120 (10%)£3,372
Band Gabout 70 (6%)£3,891
Band Hwithheld£4,670

When the homes were built

  1. 43% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for East Suffolk before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of IP12 2LG is in (ONS area E01030199), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near IP12 2LG?

The nearest open schools to IP12 2LG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP12 2LG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to IP12 2LG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP12 2LG is Wickham Market Rail Station, 11.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Wickham Market Rail Station Railway station 11.2 kmDrive
  • Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station Railway station 13.5 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Market Hill, 93 m away.

More stations near IP12 2LG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IP12 2LG?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP12 2LG on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near IP12 2LG?

The nearest to the centre of IP12 2LG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to IP12 2LG?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near IP12 2LG?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP12 2LG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is IP12 2LG in a conservation area?

The centre of IP12 2LG is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near IP12 2LG?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of IP12 2LG in the latest month it has published.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for IP12 2LG

Ward
Rendlesham & Orford
Parish
Orford
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Orford
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Around IP12 2LG

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

IP12 2LE40 mIP12 2NA70 mIP12 2LQ80 mIP12 2LF80 mIP12 2NZ90 mIP12 2LL90 m
All of IP12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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