Alexandra is an inner ward of Ipswich in Suffolk, England, lying close to the town centre with a mix of Victorian and Edwardian terraces alongside later council and private developments. Its streets reflect Ipswich’s maritime and industrial past, and parts of the ward benefit from easy access to the River Orwell and the regenerated Ipswich Waterfront, with good rail and bus links into the wider town and to the rest of East Anglia.
Locally the area has a somewhat mixed economic and social profile: traditional high streets, small independent shops, schools and community centres sit alongside pockets of social housing and ongoing regeneration projects. The ward’s character is given by surviving historic buildings and conservation areas, active neighbourhood groups and a steady stream of new residents attracted by proximity to central Ipswich and riverside amenities.
Postcode districts covering Alexandra
IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4, IP5, IP6, IP8, IP9
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Colchester 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Felixstowe 10 miles16.1 km
- Sudbury 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Stowmarket 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Harwich 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Halstead 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Woodbridge 6.7 miles10.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Ipswich Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Holywells Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- St. Margaret's Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- St. John's Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Westgate Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bridge Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Rushmere Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Bixley Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Gipping Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Castle Hill Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Gainsborough Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stoke Park Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Alexandra
IP4 1PH, IP1 2AP, IP4 1BN, IP1 3BF, IP4 1HD, IP1 3EE, IP1 1TD, IP1 1XG, IP4 5AB … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 39.1 miles62.9 km
- Stansted Airport 41.3 miles66.5 km
- Derby Road Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Ipswich Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
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Schools in Alexandra
- Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery Primary
- St Helen's Primary School Primary
- Suffolk New College Further education
Local points of interest
- Suffolk College University 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Portman Road Stadium 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 14.6 miles23.4 km
- University of Essex University 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Pedlars Wood Forest 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Snape Maltings Theatre 15.9 miles25.6 km