IP21 5SW

Fressingfield · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Eye
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Postcode district
IP21
Postcode sector
IP21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP21 5SP 63 m
IP21 5ST 94 m
IP21 5PD 114 m
IP21 5PB 122 m
IP21 5PA 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP21 5SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP21
Postcode sector
IP21 5
Latitude
52.348538
Longitude
1.316664
British National Grid easting
625,988
British National Grid northing
277,450

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04009201
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00153167
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 003A · E01030053
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 003 · E02006263

Postcode source versions

Explore IP21

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, John Shepherd Road, Fressingfield, Eye, IP21 5SW 26 September 2025 £445,000
3, John Shepherd Road, Fressingfield, Eye, IP21 5SW 16 June 2025 £348,000
11, John Shepherd Road, Fressingfield, Eye, IP21 5SW 4 July 2023 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Fressingfield Church of England Primary School

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    231 m
  2. Stradbroke Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.3 km
  3. Stradbroke High School

    Academy converter

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

19 female, 18 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.6
IP21 5 residents
4,909

Age bands in IP21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

621 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

430 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.9%

779 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

1,481 residents

Age 65 and over
32.6%

1,602 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP21 5 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+
78.6%
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
78.6%
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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • FRESSINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEW STREET, FRESSINGFIELD, EYE, IP21 5PJ

    ODS code D83069

    412 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Fox and Goose

    BCT · Fressingfield

    0.0 miles
  • Fox and Goose

    BCT · Fressingfield

    0.1 miles
  • Pilgrims Green

    BCT · Fressingfield

    0.1 miles
  • Pilgrims Green

    BCT · Fressingfield

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Fressingfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 003A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,779 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £425,000 from 3 recorded sales in IP21 5SW. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fressingfield Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 231 m.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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