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IP27

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
628
Current units
516
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
112

Postcode sectors in IP27

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
11,943 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Hawthorne Lane, Raf Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9QY 10 July 2026 £196,000
10, Mounts Pit Lane, Brandon, IP27 0DD 9 July 2026 £169,000
1a, Sweden Place, Brandon, IP27 0LU 8 July 2026 £180,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,062
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 477
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Other theft 96
  • Burglary 64
  • Public order 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

IP27 usual residents
20,511
Age-profile population
20,495

Age bands in IP27

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.9%
3,675 residents
Age 15 to 24
13.2%
2,712 residents
Age 25 to 44
27.5%
5,644 residents
Age 45 to 64
21.8%
4,463 residents
Age 65 and over
19.5%
4,001 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 503 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 448 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 279 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 16 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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

in this district

  • BRANDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ELBOURNE SURGERY, 31 HIGH STREET, BRANDON, IP27 0AQ

    ODS code Y00774

  • FOREST SURGERY

    BURY ROAD, BRANDON, IP27 0BU

    ODS code D83062

  • LAKENHEATH SURGERY

    135 HIGH STREET, LAKENHEATH, BRANDON, IP27 9EP

    ODS code D83045

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £230,000 from 1,523 recorded sales in IP27. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Suffolk is £296,879 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,062 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 477 events.

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