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IP14 2PH

Combs Ford · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stowmarket
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Postcode district
IP14
Postcode sector
IP14 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP14 2PL 37 m
IP14 2PN 77 m
IP14 2AL 110 m
IP14 2PJ 126 m
IP14 2PS 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP14 2PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP14
Postcode sector
IP14 2
Latitude
52.179061
Longitude
1.003912
British National Grid easting
605,474
British National Grid northing
257,675

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04012743
Output area
E00153316
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 010E · E01030078
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 010 · E02006270

Postcode source versions

Explore IP14

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Melford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PH 22 May 2020 £191,500
7, Melford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PH 12 October 2018 £212,500
1, Melford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PH 15 July 2016 £193,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Combs Ford Primary School

    Academy converter

    146 m
  2. Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    450 m
  3. Abbot's Hall Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,024
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 494
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Public order 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Drugs 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21
9 female, 12 male
Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.3
IP14 2 residents
6,689

Age bands in IP14 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%
939 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.3%
672 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.3%
1,394 residents
Age 45 to 64
31.7%
2,072 residents
Age 65 and over
22.3%
1,458 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP14 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • COMBS FORD SURGERY

    COMBS LANE, STOWMARKET, IP14 2SY

    ODS code D83079

    555 m

  • STOWHEALTH

    VIOLET HILL HOUSE, VIOLET HILL ROAD, STOWMARKET, IP14 1NL

    ODS code D83044

    2.0 km

  • NEEDHAM MARKET COUNTRY PRACTICE

    BARKING ROAD, NEEDHAM MARKET, IPSWICH, IP6 8EZ

    ODS code D83017

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Timbers

    BCT · Combs Ford

    103 m
  • Polstead Close

    BCT · Combs Ford

    143 m
  • Polstead Close

    BCT · Combs Ford

    168 m
  • Wynton Rise

    BCT · Combs Ford

    203 m
  • Wynton Rise

    BCT · Combs Ford

    220 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 010E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,010 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Combs Ford Primary School is the nearest published school at 146 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,024 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 494 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.