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IP27 9LH

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 9LJ 1.1 km
IP27 9LQ 1.3 km
IP27 9LG 1.6 km
IP27 9LE 1.9 km
PE38 0PX 2.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP27 9LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 9
Latitude
52.443441
Longitude
0.448230
British National Grid easting
566,494
British National Grid northing
285,647

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

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52a, Sedge Fen, Brandon, IP27 9LH 29 January 2018 £170,000
55, Sedge Fen, Brandon, IP27 9LH 8 September 1995 £88,000

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP27 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
12.5%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Poultry Farm

    BCT · Sedge Fen

    1.5 miles

  • Poultry Farm

    BCT · Sedge Fen

    1.5 miles

  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    1.7 miles

  • The Chestnuts

    BCT · Kenny Hill

    2.6 miles

  • The Chestnuts

    BCT · Kenny Hill

    2.6 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.

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
6
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.