IP31 1RY

Bardwell · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP31 1RZ 645 m
IP31 1RX 1.0 km
IP31 1RU 1.1 km
IP31 1RT 1.2 km
IP31 1RL 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 1RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 1
Latitude
52.348212
Longitude
0.824979
British National Grid easting
592,509
British National Grid northing
275,992

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Bardwell · E05012764
Parish or community
E04009348
Output area
E00153407
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 006A · E01030094
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 006 · E02006274

Postcode source versions

Explore IP31

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Park Cottage, Heath Road, Sapiston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1RY 5 September 2017 £450,000
Grove House, Heath Road, Sapiston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1RY 21 July 2017 £950,000
Grove House, Heath Road, Sapiston, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 1RY 21 September 2007 £846,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Honington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. Bardwell Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

13 female, 15 male

Postcode households
10
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 0.5% 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+
36.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • STANTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83070

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Sapiston

    0.8 miles
  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Sapiston

    0.8 miles
  • St Peters Church

    BCT · Fakenham Magna

    1.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Bowbeck

    1.0 miles
  • Willow Green

    BCT · Honington

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 006A, 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

14,912 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 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.

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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Honington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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