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IP29 5JL

Barrow · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bury St. Edmunds
Ward
Barrow
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP29
Postcode sector
IP29 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP29 5JN 384 m
IP29 5LJ 622 m
IP29 5JW 997 m
IP29 5HA 1.2 km
IP29 5QQ 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP29 5JL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP29
Postcode sector
IP29 5
Latitude
52.225881
Longitude
0.625119
British National Grid easting
579,392
British National Grid northing
261,876

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
E04009354
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00153424
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 010A · E01030098
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 010 · E02006280

Postcode source versions

Explore IP29

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old Potash, Chevington Road, Great Saxham, Bury St. Edmunds, IP29 5JL 31 August 2001 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Ickworth Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

  2. Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km

  3. Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

2 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP29 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • Church

    BCT · Great Saxham

    0.7 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Great Saxham

    0.7 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Little Saxham

    1.2 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Little Saxham

    1.2 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Great Saxham

    1.3 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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ickworth Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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