IP14 2PL

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 2PH 37 m
IP14 2AL 84 m
IP14 2PN 101 m
IP14 2AB 135 m
IP14 2PW 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP14 2PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP14
Postcode sector
IP14 2
Latitude
52.179339
Longitude
1.003609
British National Grid easting
605,452
British National Grid northing
257,705

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04012743
Output area
E00153311
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 010E · E01030078
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 010 · E02006270

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Bures Close, Stowmarket, IP14 2PL 12 December 2025 £250,000
20, Bures Close, Stowmarket, IP14 2PL 4 July 2025 £300,000
13, Bures Close, Stowmarket, IP14 2PL 30 August 2019 £247,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    481 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
1,026
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 494
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Public order 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Drugs 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

28 female, 24 male

Postcode households
23
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP14 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
26.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
26.1%
Gigabit-capable
26.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • COMBS FORD SURGERY

    COMBS LANE, STOWMARKET, IP14 2SY

    ODS code D83079

    528 m

  • STOWHEALTH

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

    ODS code D83044

    1.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Timbers

    BCT · Combs Ford

    0.0 miles
  • Wynton Rise

    BCT · Combs Ford

    0.1 miles
  • Polstead Close

    BCT · Combs Ford

    0.1 miles
  • Wynton Rise

    BCT · Combs Ford

    0.1 miles
  • Polstead Close

    BCT · Combs Ford

    0.1 miles

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
6
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
4
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £275,000 from 2 recorded sales in IP14 2PL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Mid Suffolk is £320,276 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Combs Ford Primary School is the nearest published school at 159 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,026 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.5 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.