IP11 7RW East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Western Felixstowe. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Garrison Lane, Felixstowe: 9 addresses
- Newry Avenue, Felixstowe: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (29% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Tehidy House 65 Orwell Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7PS: up to 4 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- The Former Leopold Road Nursing Home 17 Leopold Road Felixstowe IP11 7NP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Diamond Mills Auction House, Orwell Road, Felixstowe: up to 7 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 55 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- 19 Manning Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AY: up to 3 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 85-93 St Andrews Road, Felixstowe: up to 5 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- 7 Sea Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AU: up to 4 homes, permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Felixstowe 279,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m |
| Trimley 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Harwich Town 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Newry Avenue Felixstowe | 110 m |
| Ferry terminal | Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing Felixstowe Dock | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Trimley Station Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 62.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 76.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Howard House Surgery | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hado Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cobbold Road (Dental Surgery) | 440 m |
| Hospital | Felixstowe Hospital | 830 m |
| Police station | Felixstowe Police Station | 700 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,520 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Langer Park 3.1 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,280 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.8 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Garrison Lane.