IP27 0AF

Brandon East · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP27 0TU 1.6 km
IP27 0UQ 1.7 km
IP27 0YG 1.7 km
IP27 0UG 1.8 km
IP27 0UD 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP27 0AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 0
Latitude
52.434416
Longitude
0.663139
British National Grid easting
581,135
British National Grid northing
285,160

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Parish or community
E04009156
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152528
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 002C · E01029928
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 002 · E02006238

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Glade Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km
  2. Forest Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  3. Breckland School

    Free schools

    4.2 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

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other theft 2
  • Bicycle theft 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP27 0 residents
11,333

Age bands in IP27 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,752 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,046 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,771 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,940 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

2,806 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • FOREST SURGERY

    BURY ROAD, BRANDON, IP27 0BU

    ODS code D83062

    2.9 km

  • BRANDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00774

    3.1 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

  • High Lodge

    BCT · Brandon

    0.1 miles
  • Thetford Lodge

    BCT · Santon Downham

    0.9 miles
  • Thetford Lodge

    BCT · Santon Downham

    0.9 miles
  • Kestrel Drive

    BCT · Brandon

    1.1 miles
  • Kestrel Drive

    BCT · Brandon

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 002C, 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

14,193 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Schools

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Glade Academy is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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