IP27 9FH

Lakenheath · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP27 9FW 0 m
IP27 9FS 854 m
IP27 9AA 1.0 km
IP27 9AB 1.5 km
IP27 9GT 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP27 9FH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 9
Latitude
52.432809
Longitude
0.550890
British National Grid easting
573,512
British National Grid northing
284,706

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ajit Farm, Docking Drove, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9FH 25 March 2025 £63,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Lakenheath Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  2. Iceni Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.4 km
  3. Breckland School

    Free schools

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LAKENHEATH SURGERY

    135 HIGH STREET, LAKENHEATH, BRANDON, IP27 9EP

    ODS code D83045

    3.0 km

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

  • Crosswell Drove

    BCT · North Fen

    0.5 miles
  • Crosswell Drove

    BCT · North Fen

    0.5 miles
  • Entrance2

    RSE · Lakenheath

    1.2 miles
  • Lakenheath Rail Station

    RLY · Lakenheath

    1.2 miles
  • Entrance1

    RSE · Lakenheath

    1.2 miles

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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £63,000 from 1 recorded sale in IP27 9FH. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lakenheath Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events 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.