The UK Postcode Database

IP8 4PH

a postcode in Suffolk

Introduced in January 1980
IP8 4PH Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with IP8 4PH

Lower Road - 31 properties, USRN 25500797

Flowton Road - 1 property, USRN 25500541

Church Lane - 1 property, USRN 25502811

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0961 / 52°5'45"N

Longitude: 1.0492 / 1°2'57"E

UTM Reference: 31U 366370 5773519

OS Easting: 608958

OS Northing: 248576

OS Grid: TM089485

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR TM5.G34

Mapcode Global: VHLBK.4LJ0

Open Location Code: 9F4332WX+CM

Maidenhead Locator System: JO02mc53

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1b2

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Older Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18795 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for IP8 4PH 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) 12:55
Sunset 21:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:20
Hours of daylight today04:05 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:45 to 04:05
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:55
Moon sets 16:11

For a full sun and moon calendar for IP8 4PH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in IP8 4PH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
16 February 2024 Mandalay, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Semi-detached Freehold £290,000
9 January 2024 Gannett Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £177,750
2 December 2021 Beckmead Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
7 January 2021 Somer Lodge, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £350,000
11 December 2020 2a Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
17 December 2019 Mandalay, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Semi-detached Freehold £222,500
18 February 2019 Decoy Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
5 April 2018 Alpine Rose, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £239,995
6 November 2017 Old School House, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £380,000
1 September 2017 Pipers Waite, Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £300,000
7 August 2017 3 Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £199,950
24 February 2017 Balmedie, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £178,000
22 April 2016 Vinchelez, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
21 December 2015 Beckmead Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,000
9 June 2014 Decoy Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,500
5 April 2012 Chimneys, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
15 July 2011 Princes Gate, Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £190,000
8 April 2011 The Old Griffin, Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £360,000
24 February 2010 3 Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £139,250
11 January 2008 The Old Griffin, Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £380,000
16 November 2007 Old School House, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £248,000
9 November 2007 Alpine Rose, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £164,000
2 November 2007 Decoy Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £157,000
28 August 2007 Hornbeam Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
17 November 2006 Hornbeam Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,500
24 July 2006 Beckmead Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,000
20 July 2006 Kirriemuir, Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Semi-detached Freehold £166,500
11 July 2005 Decoy Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £129,500
30 July 2004 Vinchelez, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
11 June 2004 Hornbeam Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £127,000
4 June 2004 Stowaway, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £153,000
6 February 2004 Malling House, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £242,000
8 October 2003 Kirriemuir, Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Semi-detached Freehold £144,000
24 June 2003 3 Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,500
24 October 2002 Hornbeam Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,000
19 August 2002 Beckmead Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £94,000
15 January 2002 Malling House, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Detached Freehold £160,000
14 December 2001 Chimneys, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Semi-detached Freehold £85,995
14 December 2001 Danecote, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £83,250
3 August 2001 3 Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,000
4 May 2001 Vinchelez, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Semi-detached Freehold £87,000
7 September 2000 Decoy Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,500
27 June 1997 Beckmead Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £37,000
2 January 1997 Danecote, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,500
6 September 1996 Decoy Cottage, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £51,000
15 May 1996 Stowaway, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £44,000
4 March 1996 2a Main Road, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £39,000
8 January 1996 Stowaway, Lower Somersham, Ipswich IP8 4PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,500

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 IP8 4PH

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

MP

Patrick Spencer Independent

Suffolk County Council
County council electoral division

Bosmere

Councillor

Kay Oakes Conservative

Mid Suffolk District Council
District council ward

Blakenham

Councillor

Adrienne Marriott Liberal Democrats

IP8 4PH also falls within the Civil Parish of Somersham, 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 IP8 4PH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00153105 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01030041 Mid Suffolk 011A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02006271 Mid Suffolk 011 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04009248 Somersham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012591 Blakenham Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000203 Mid Suffolk Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000029 Suffolk Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001156 Central Suffolk and North Ipswich 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
E33028503 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
E58001403 Bosmere ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 5 May 2005 DLUHC
E63010753 Somersham (Mid Suffolk) 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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