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IP29 5AX

Barrow · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barrow
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP29
Postcode sector
IP29 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP29 5AY 128 m
IP29 5AU 379 m
IP29 5BG 420 m
IP29 5BA 471 m
IP29 5AP 537 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP29 5AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP29
Postcode sector
IP29 5
Latitude
52.249078
Longitude
0.577611
British National Grid easting
576,056
British National Grid northing
264,339

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Barrow · E05012766
Parish or community
E04009290
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00153422
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 010A · E01030098
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 010 · E02006280

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    379 m

  2. Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

11 female, 7 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
IP29 5 residents
4,712

Age bands in IP29 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

743 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

428 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

876 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,302 residents

Age 65 and over
27.7%

1,286 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP29 5 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+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Gigabit-capable
95.2%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Barrow

    0.4 miles

  • Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Barrow

    0.4 miles

  • Autumn Close

    BCT · Barrow

    0.5 miles

  • Autumn Close

    BCT · Barrow

    0.5 miles

  • Brittons Road

    BCT · Barrow

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 010A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,003 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 379 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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