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IP28 8BS

The Rows · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bury St Edmunds
Ward
The Rows
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP28
Postcode sector
IP28 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP28 8BY 523 m
IP28 8DN 904 m
IP28 8BX 961 m
IP27 9GW 1.0 km
IP28 8GG 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP28 8BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP28
Postcode sector
IP28 8
Latitude
52.385786
Longitude
0.483412
British National Grid easting
569,105
British National Grid northing
279,317

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
The Rows · E05012801
Parish or community
E04009160
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152558
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 003C · E01032524
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 003 · E02006240

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dingle Nook Farm, Holywell Drove, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8BS 17 January 2020 £550,000
Green Lane Farm, Holywell Drove, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8BS 20 July 2017 £770,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Beck Row Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

  2. West Row Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.7 km

  3. On Track Education Mildenhall

    Other independent special school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
IP28 8 residents
14,377

Age bands in IP28 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.5%

3,219 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

1,940 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.3%

5,056 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.5%

2,646 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

1,445 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP28 8 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+
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
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LAKENHEATH SURGERY

    135 HIGH STREET, LAKENHEATH, BRANDON, IP27 9EP

    ODS code D83045

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rookery Drove

    BCT · Beck Row

    0.9 miles

  • Rookery Drove

    BCT · Beck Row

    0.9 miles

  • Shrub House Close

    BCT · Beck Row

    0.9 miles

  • Rose & Crown

    BCT · Beck Row

    1.0 miles

  • Shrub House Close

    BCT · Beck Row

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 003C, 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

13,617 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Beck Row Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 54 events.

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