IP11 7SJ East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eastern Felixstowe. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Garrison Lane, Felixstowe: 12 addresses
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 A (38% of about 850 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
- 19 Manning Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AY: up to 3 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Tehidy House 65 Orwell Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7PS: up to 4 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 7 Sea Road Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2AU: up to 4 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Diamond Mills Auction House, Orwell Road, Felixstowe: up to 7 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- The Former Leopold Road Nursing Home 17 Leopold Road Felixstowe IP11 7NP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- 55 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Land at Felixstowe Sunday Market site Sea Road: up to 59 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Site of the former Cavendish Hotel Sea Road Felixstowe Suffolk: up to 59 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 | 1.1 km |
| Trimley 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Harwich Town 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Coach Park Felixstowe | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing Felixstowe Dock | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Trimley Station Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 62.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 76.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Howard House Surgery | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cobbold Road (Dental Surgery) | 820 m |
| Hospital | Felixstowe Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Felixstowe Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Langer Park 3.1 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,040 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 7.4 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 69% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.