The UK Postcode Database

IP3 8SW

a postcode in Suffolk

Introduced in December 1999
IP3 8SW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with IP3 8SW

Bucklesham Road - 18 properties, USRN 38600455

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0362 / 52°2'10"N

Longitude: 1.2183 / 1°13'5"E

UTM Reference: 31U 377786 5766562

OS Easting: 620830

OS Northing: 242419

OS Grid: TM208424

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR VPH.8TV

Mapcode Global: VHLC1.22DW

Open Location Code: 9F4326P9+F8

Maidenhead Locator System: JO02oa68

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27258 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for IP3 8SW on Thursday 11 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:30
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:46
Sunrise 04:35
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:54
Sunset 21:14
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:02
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:19
Hours of daylight today04:05 to 21:44
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:44 to 04:04
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:54
Moon sets 16:10

For a full sun and moon calendar for IP3 8SW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in IP3 8SW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
31 January 2022 166 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £675,000
9 September 2020 178 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £640,000
9 November 2018 188 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £640,000
27 July 2017 164 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £585,000
9 August 2013 184 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £420,000
23 May 2013 164 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £365,000
29 January 2010 178 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £420,000
22 October 2008 188 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £410,000
22 September 2006 158 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £460,000
6 September 2006 156 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £455,000
1 September 2006 176 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £410,000
1 October 2004 166 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £425,000
9 January 2004 158 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £375,000
28 November 2002 172 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £340,000
15 March 2002 176 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £325,000
1 November 2001 164 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £250,000
18 September 2001 174 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £247,000
13 April 2000 178 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £272,995
31 March 2000 172 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £270,000
10 March 2000 168 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £250,000
4 February 2000 160 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £256,950
17 January 2000 166 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £239,000
29 October 1999 158 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £295,000
18 October 1999 180 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £249,995
30 September 1999 162 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £260,000
30 September 1999 184 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £245,000
27 September 1999 164 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £210,000
27 August 1999 170 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £250,000
30 June 1999 176 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £235,000
30 June 1999 182 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £248,495
4 June 1999 188 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £305,000
28 May 1999 174 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £219,995
19 February 1999 186 Bucklesham Road, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8SW Detached Freehold £270,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for IP3 8SW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Suffolk Coastal

MP

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Labour

Suffolk County Council
County council electoral division

Martlesham

Councillor

Patti Mulcahy Conservative

East Suffolk Council
District council ward

Martlesham & Purdis Farm

Councillors

Mark Packard Liberal Democrats

Ed Thompson Liberal Democrats

IP3 8SW also falls within the Civil Parish of Purdis Farm, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for IP3 8SW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00153982 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01030196 East Suffolk 026A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02006297 East Suffolk 026 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04009446 Purdis Farm Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015549 Martlesham & Purdis Farm Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000244 East Suffolk Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E10000029 Suffolk Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001530 Suffolk Coastal Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000025 Suffolk Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000222 Ipswich Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33028663 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000052 New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000086 NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2015 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000023 Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58001430 Martlesham ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 5 May 2005 DLUHC
E63010852 Ipswich Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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