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IP27 9BL

Lakenheath · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lakenheath
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP27 9BJ 1.1 km
IP27 9BP 1.4 km
IP27 9BW 1.7 km
IP27 9BS 2.5 km
IP27 9BN 2.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP27 9BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 9
Latitude
52.368711
Longitude
0.573698
British National Grid easting
575,316
British National Grid northing
277,633

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Lakenheath · E05012784
Parish or community
E04009145
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00183322
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 003E · E01034564
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 003 · E02006240

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1

  1. Mildenhall College Academy

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    4.4 km

  2. Great Heath Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.4 km

  3. St Mary's Church of England Academy

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    4.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

1 female, 7 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
IP27 9 residents
9,178

Age bands in IP27 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.9%

1,923 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.1%

1,666 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

2,873 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.6%

1,523 residents

Age 65 and over
13%

1,195 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP27 9 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+
0%
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
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • The Street

    BCT · Eriswell

    1.4 miles

  • The Street

    BCT · Eriswell

    1.4 miles

  • (Islip) Primark Warehouse

    BCT · Islip

    1.9 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Eriswell

    1.9 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Eriswell

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 003E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,735 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mildenhall College Academy is the nearest published school at 2.7 miles.

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