IP16 4WN postcode in Thorpeness, Suffolk

IP16 4WN is a postcode in Thorpeness, in the Aldeburgh & Leiston ward of East Suffolk. It is in the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since November 2014.

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 IP16 4WN can get it Across East Suffolk: 85% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in IP16 4, last 12 months. ▲ 13% on the year before Nearest station Saxmundham 9.2 km in a straight line

Where IP16 4WN is, and what is near it

Map of IP16 4WN and what is near it Map of IP16 4WN: its centre point, with the 323 other postcodes in the IP16 4 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. IP16 4BF: also in IP16 4IP16 4FD: also in IP16 4IP16 4FE: also in IP16 4IP16 4FF: also in IP16 4IP16 4LN: also in IP16 4IP16 4LY: also in IP16 4IP16 4LZ: also in IP16 4IP16 4NA: also in IP16 4IP16 4NB: also in IP16 4IP16 4ND: also in IP16 4IP16 4NE: also in IP16 4IP16 4NF: also in IP16 4IP16 4NG: also in IP16 4IP16 4NJ: also in IP16 4IP16 4NL: also in IP16 4IP16 4NN: also in IP16 4IP16 4NQ: also in IP16 4IP16 4NS: also in IP16 4IP16 4NX: also in IP16 4IP16 4NY: also in IP16 4IP16 4NZ: also in IP16 4IP16 4PA: also in IP16 4IP16 4PB: also in IP16 4IP16 4PD: also in IP16 4IP16 4PE: also in IP16 4IP16 4PF: also in IP16 4IP16 4PH: also in IP16 4IP16 4PJ: also in IP16 4IP16 4PL: also in IP16 4IP16 4PQ: also in IP16 4IP16 4QG: also in IP16 4IP16 4QU: also in IP16 4IP16 4RB: also in IP16 4IP16 4UF: also in IP16 4IP16 4WD: also in IP16 4 2 bus stops, 350 m4 places, 3.1–3.9 kmSchool 3.5 km2 places, 9.2 kmAldeburgh & Leiston IP16 4WN Map of IP16 4WN and what is near it Map of IP16 4WN: its centre point, with the 323 other postcodes in the IP16 4 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 bus stops, 350 m2 places, 3.5–9.2 kmGP 9.2 kmAldeburgh & Leiston IP16 4WN
  • IP16 4WN
  • Other postcodes in IP16 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 4 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 52.1819, longitude 1.6139)

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; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP16 4WN?

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 IP16 4WN?

Every home and business at IP16 4WN 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)

IP16 4WN 0% East Suffolk 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IP16 4WN 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 IP16 4WN?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for IP16 4WN.

Check the bin days for IP16 4WN on BinDayBuddy

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 IP16 4WN 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 IP16 4WN.

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 IP16 4WN: 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 IP16 4WN 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 IP16 4WN?

Homes in IP16 4 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, up 13% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£230,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 13% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £192,500 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole IP16 district: a typical £260,000 from 60 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 IP16 4WN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP16 4WN 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

What council tax band are homes near IP16 4WN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,480 homes in the neighbourhood around IP16 4WN. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band D. 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 IP16 4WN

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 £4,670 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,335.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (9%)£1,557
Band Babout 160 (11%)£1,816
Band Cabout 140 (9%)£2,075
Band Dabout 310 (21%)£2,335
Band Eabout 310 (21%)£2,854
Band Fabout 240 (16%)£3,372
Band Gabout 170 (11%)£3,891
Band Habout 20 (1%)£4,670

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 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 IP16 4WN is in (ONS area E01030152), 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 IP16 4WN?

The nearest open schools to IP16 4WN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP16 4WN, 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 IP16 4WN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP16 4WN is Saxmundham Rail Station, 9.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Saxmundham Rail Station Railway station 9.2 kmDrive
  • Darsham Rail Station Railway station 11.9 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Almshouses, 27 m away.

More stations near IP16 4WN, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near IP16 4WN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP16 4WN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IP16 4WN?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP16 4WN 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 IP16 4WN?

The nearest to the centre of IP16 4WN, 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 IP16 4WN?

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 care homes are near IP16 4WN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP16 4WN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 pharmacies are near IP16 4WN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP16 4WN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near IP16 4WN?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP16 4WN 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 IP16 4WN in a conservation area?

The centre of IP16 4WN 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 IP16 4WN?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of IP16 4WN 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 IP16 4WN

Ward
Aldeburgh & Leiston
Parish
Aldringham cum Thorpe
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Thorpeness
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
November 2014

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

IP16 4NB50 mIP16 4FD60 mIP16 4LY60 mIP16 4FE70 mIP16 4BF70 mIP16 4ND100 m
All of IP16

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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