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IP27 9BY

Lakenheath · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP27 9BZ 284 m
IP27 9BX 1.4 km
IP28 8BX 1.5 km
IP28 8BU 1.6 km
IP27 9DH 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP27 9BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 9
Latitude
52.404309
Longitude
0.501375
British National Grid easting
570,256
British National Grid northing
281,419

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
E04009152
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152597
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 001C · E01034561
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 001 · E02006239

Postcode source versions

Explore IP27

Property

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
98, Undley, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9BY 10 June 2025 £410,000
65, Undley, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9BY 21 January 2025 £325,000
Imperial Kennels, Undley, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9BY 30 November 2023 £625,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Lakenheath Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  2. Beck Row Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 2
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
96
46 female, 50 male
Postcode households
39
Residents per household
2.5
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 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+
70.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
20.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
20.5%
Gigabit-capable
20.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAKENHEATH SURGERY

    135 HIGH STREET, LAKENHEATH, BRANDON, IP27 9EP

    ODS code D83045

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Lakenheath

    1.7 km

  • North Road

    BCT · Lakenheath

    1.7 km

  • Surgery

    BCT · Lakenheath

    1.7 km

  • Surgery

    BCT · Lakenheath

    1.7 km

  • Avenue Road

    BCT · Lakenheath

    1.7 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 001C, 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

14,939 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 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
11
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 £367,500 from 4 recorded sales in IP27 9BY. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lakenheath Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 km.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 event per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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