IP31 1PP

Risby · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bury St Edmunds
Ward
Risby
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP31 1PR 136 m
IP31 1PW 671 m
IP31 1PT 889 m
IP31 1PL 1.2 km
IP31 1PU 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 1PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 1
Latitude
52.338730
Longitude
0.719386
British National Grid easting
585,358
British National Grid northing
274,662

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Risby · E05012795
Parish or community
E04012712
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00153625
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 010E · E01030135
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 010 · E02006280

Postcode source versions

Explore IP31

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sandy Barracks, 1, Culford Heath, Ingham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1PP 6 February 2026 £580,000
Ling Covert Cottage, Culford Heath, Ingham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1PP 11 April 2025 £575,000
The Old Church, Culford Heath, Ingham, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1PP 1 September 2017 £525,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.6 km
  2. Culford School

    Other independent school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP31 1 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+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
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

  • Sevenhills Lane

    BCT · Seven Hills

    0.9 miles
  • Sevenhills Lane

    BCT · Seven Hills

    0.9 miles
  • Rymer Farm

    BCT · Rymer Point

    1.1 miles
  • Rymer Farm

    BCT · Rymer Point

    1.1 miles
  • Park Gates

    BCT · Ampton

    2.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 010E, 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

21,598 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
2
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 £577,500 from 2 recorded sales in IP31 1PP. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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