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IP28 6DU

The Fornhams & Great Barton · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
The Fornhams & Great Barton
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Postcode district
IP28
Postcode sector
IP28 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP28 6DX 179 m
IP28 6DT 299 m
IP28 6DY 329 m
IP28 6DZ 427 m
IP28 6FF 554 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP28 6DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP28
Postcode sector
IP28 6
Latitude
52.291965
Longitude
0.695137
British National Grid easting
583,900
British National Grid northing
269,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
The Fornhams & Great Barton · E05012800
Parish or community
E04012714
Westminster constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · E14001146
Output area
E00153462
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 016C · E01034572
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 016 · E02006276

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
4
Secondary
3

  1. Culford School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

  2. Howard Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km

  3. Abbey Gardens School

    Other independent special school

    3.5 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 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP28 6 residents
5,963

Age bands in IP28 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

758 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

554 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,213 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,677 residents

Age 65 and over
28.1%

1,639 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.

Nearby transport

  • School

    BCT · Culford

    0.6 miles

  • School

    BCT · Culford

    0.6 miles

  • Forest Edge

    BCT · Brockley Corner

    1.0 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Fornham All Saints

    1.1 miles

  • Forest Edge

    BCT · Brockley Corner

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 016C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,252 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 3 secondary schools. Culford School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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