IP14 5QW

Stow Thorney · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP14 5UB 75 m
IP14 5UA 78 m
IP14 5NG 79 m
IP14 5QT 86 m
IP14 5QU 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP14 5QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP14
Postcode sector
IP14 5
Latitude
52.185560
Longitude
1.015339
British National Grid easting
606,225
British National Grid northing
258,430

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04012743
Output area
E00173694
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 010H · E01033319
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 010 · E02006270

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Property

At this postcode

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42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Lark Close, Stowmarket, IP14 5QW 19 March 2025 £285,000
1, Lark Close, Stowmarket, IP14 5QW 31 August 2023 £300,000
12, Lark Close, Stowmarket, IP14 5QW 16 September 2022 £312,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Cedars Park Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    684 m
  2. Combs Ford Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
792
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 351
  • Shoplifting 123
  • Public order 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Drugs 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

20 female, 14 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.3
IP14 5 residents
9,777

Age bands in IP14 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

1,818 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

963 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

2,607 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,483 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

1,384 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP14 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    1.4 km

  • STOWHEALTH

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

    ODS code D83044

    2.0 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

  • Wren Close

    BCT · Cedars Park

    0.0 miles
  • Wren Close

    BCT · Cedars Park

    0.0 miles
  • Woodpecker Close

    BCT · Cedars Park

    0.1 miles
  • Woodpecker Close

    BCT · Cedars Park

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Cedars Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 010H, 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

29,248 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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
0
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 £292,500 from 4 recorded sales in IP14 5QW. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cedars Park Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 684 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

792 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 351 events.

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