The UK Postcode Database

IP1 6DS

a postcode in Suffolk

Introduced in January 1980
IP1 6DS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with IP1 6DS

Preston Drive - 46 properties, USRN 18200794

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0778 / 52°4'40"N

Longitude: 1.1342 / 1°8'3"E

UTM Reference: 31U 372137 5771338

OS Easting: 614864

OS Northing: 246797

OS Grid: TM148467

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR TMG.RK3

Mapcode Global: VHLBS.L1YG

Open Location Code: 9F4334HM+4M

Maidenhead Locator System: JO02nb68

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): 16188 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for IP1 6DS 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) 22:03
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:20
Hours of daylight today04:05 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:45 to 04:04
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:54
Moon sets 16:11

For a full sun and moon calendar for IP1 6DS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in IP1 6DS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
26 January 2024 38 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £270,000
6 July 2023 54 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £248,000
27 May 2022 50 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
23 November 2021 30 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £257,500
28 November 2019 34 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
16 August 2019 25 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Detached Freehold £257,500
26 October 2018 36 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
12 October 2018 58 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £212,500
12 July 2018 48 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £270,000
13 June 2018 56 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £248,500
27 September 2017 38 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
7 July 2017 27 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Detached Freehold £290,000
13 April 2017 9 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Detached Freehold £200,000
6 January 2017 11 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
22 March 2016 9 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Detached Freehold £205,000
14 August 2014 34 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,000
11 April 2014 17 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £159,995
31 January 2014 64 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £177,500
3 September 2013 50 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
17 August 2012 9 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Detached Freehold £164,995
26 August 2011 36 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
8 April 2010 54 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
8 July 2009 43 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £158,500
26 June 2009 26 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
26 October 2007 64 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £179,000
2 April 2007 56 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £162,000
24 February 2006 18 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £151,000
10 February 2006 15 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
28 November 2005 15 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £147,250
12 October 2005 35 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £146,000
15 September 2004 19 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Detached Freehold £150,000
3 November 2000 23 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Detached Freehold £89,500
6 October 2000 41 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £68,000
11 August 2000 22 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
18 February 2000 38 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £76,500
22 October 1999 15 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £84,950
22 July 1999 64 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £63,500
12 February 1999 44 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,000
2 October 1998 38 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £67,000
24 June 1998 56 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
26 August 1997 43 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £66,000
20 December 1996 28 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £54,950
16 August 1996 21 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Detached Freehold £69,000
30 June 1995 54 Preston Drive, Ipswich IP1 6DS Semi-detached Freehold £48,000

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 IP1 6DS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

MP

Patrick Spencer Independent

Suffolk County Council
County council electoral division

Whitehouse and Whitton

Councillors

David Goldsmith Conservative

Sam Murray Conservative

Ipswich Borough Council
District council ward

Castle Hill

Councillors

Ian Fisher Conservative

Erion Xhaferaj Conservative

Sam Murray Conservative

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for IP1 6DS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00152769 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01029976 Ipswich 002D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02006246 Ipswich 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05007120 Castle Hill Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E07000202 Ipswich 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
E33028367 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
E43000134 Ipswich, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
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
E58001456 Whitehouse and Whitton 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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