IP18 6YB East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced October 1987. Ward: Southwold. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Lakeside Park Drive, Reydon: 35 addresses
- Lakeside Close, Reydon: 2 addresses
- Three Marsh Lane, Reydon: 1 address
- Halesworth Road, East Suffolk: 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 (33% of about 1,960 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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: 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 | Brampton (Suffolk) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Darsham 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest The Drive Reydon | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Southwold Ferry Landing | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 46.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 109.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sole Bay H/C | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Reydon Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Clements Dental Care | 520 m |
| Hospital | Southwold Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Southwold Police Station | 740 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Southwold Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Green 3,390 m² | 410 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.7 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Blyth Road Allotments 2.5 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 52% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Lakeside Park Drive.