IP28 8QU

The Rows · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP28 8QL 811 m
IP28 8RE 1.2 km
IP28 8QJ 1.3 km
IP28 8RF 1.3 km
IP28 8QT 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP28 8QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP28
Postcode sector
IP28 8
Latitude
52.368573
Longitude
0.428973
British National Grid easting
565,465
British National Grid northing
277,277

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
E04012953
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152552
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 003D · E01032526
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 003 · E02006240

Postcode source versions

Explore IP28

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mildenhall Stadium, Hayland Drove, West Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8QU 13 March 2023 £850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. West Row Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km
  2. Isleham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.3 km
  3. Beck Row Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Robbery 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP28 8 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+
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%

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

Nearby transport

  • Blenheim Close

    BCT · West Row

    1.4 miles
  • Blenheim Close

    BCT · West Row

    1.4 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · West Row

    1.5 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · West Row

    1.5 miles
  • Moss Edge Farm

    BCT · Beck Row

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 003D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,248 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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
4
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 £850,000 from 1 recorded sale in IP28 8QU. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. West Row Academy is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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