IP15 5DQ East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aldeburgh & Leiston. Region: East of England.
Streets
- High Street, Aldeburgh: 21 addresses
- Fort Green, Aldeburgh: 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 (23% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Aldeburgh (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 259, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 267,269,271, HIGH STREET, grade II
- CRANSTONS, grade II
- HALF CROWN COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 15 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 13 low and 2 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Saxmundham 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km |
| Wickham Market 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km | |
| Darsham 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Fort Green Car Park Aldeburgh | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 62.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 98.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Leiston Surgery | 6.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Aldeburgh Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 320 m |
| Hospital | Aldeburgh Hospital | 580 m |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary | 6.5 km |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Saxmundham Road Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 710 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,850 m² | 910 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 880 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,390 m² | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 30% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 High Street.