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IP31 1BN

Barningham · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barningham
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP31 1DJ 247 m
IP31 1DH 333 m
IP31 1DL 374 m
IP31 1DQ 577 m
IP31 1DN 677 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 1BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 1
Latitude
52.359485
Longitude
0.877696
British National Grid easting
596,049
British National Grid northing
277,387

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Barningham · E05012765
Parish or community
E04009289
Westminster constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · E14001146
Output area
E00153410
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 005B · E01030096
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 005 · E02006273

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    983 m

  2. Hopton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

  3. Bardwell Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
55
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP31 1 residents
5,799

Age bands in IP31 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

823 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

711 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

1,381 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,579 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

1,430 residents

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • STANTON SURGERY

    10 THE CHASE, STANTON, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP31 2XA

    ODS code D83070

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Swan

    BCT · Coney Weston

    0.4 miles

  • The Swan

    BCT · Coney Weston

    0.4 miles

  • Royal George

    BCT · Barningham

    0.6 miles

  • Royal George

    BCT · Barningham

    0.6 miles

  • Royal George

    BCT · Barningham

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 005B, 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

16,468 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 983 m.

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

Recorded crime

55 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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