IP29 5NZ

Southgate · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP29
Postcode sector
IP29 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP33 2NB 70 m
IP33 2LE 225 m
IP33 2DY 263 m
IP33 2DT 297 m
IP33 2JZ 338 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP29 5NZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP29
Postcode sector
IP29 5
Latitude
52.232954
Longitude
0.703409
British National Grid easting
584,709
British National Grid northing
262,859

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Southgate · E05012798
Parish or community
E04013227
Output area
E00153679
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 013A · E01030142
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 013 · E02006281

Postcode source versions

Explore IP29

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
12
Secondary
4
  1. Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    784 m
  2. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. Hardwick Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 613
  • Shoplifting 186
  • Public order 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Other theft 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA STREET, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 3BB

    ODS code D83040

    1.5 km

  • ANGEL HILL SURGERY

    1 ANGEL HILL, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 1LU

    ODS code D83005

    1.5 km

  • THE GUILDHALL AND BARROW SURGERY

    LOWER BAXTER STREET, BURY ST EDMUNDS, IP33 1ET

    ODS code D83013

    1.6 km

  • SWAN SURGERY

    NORTHGATE BUSINESS PARK, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 1AE

    ODS code D83610

    2.0 km

  • MOUNT FARM SURGERY

    LAWSON PLACE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP32 7EW

    ODS code D83038

    3.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stonebridge Avenue

    BCT · Bury St Edmunds

    0.2 miles
  • West Suffolk Hospital

    BCT · Bury St Edmunds

    0.2 miles
  • Stonebridge Avenue

    BCT · Bury St Edmunds

    0.2 miles
  • Ilex Close

    BCT · Nowton Estate

    0.2 miles
  • West Suffolk Hospital

    BCT · Bury St Edmunds

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 013A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,350 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools. Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 784 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 613 events.

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