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IP31 1SG

The Fornhams & Great Barton · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
The Fornhams & Great Barton
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 1SJ 84 m
IP31 1FE 214 m
IP31 1TH 513 m
IP31 1TB 514 m
IP31 1TD 610 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 1SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 1
Latitude
52.262455
Longitude
0.727056
British National Grid easting
586,200
British National Grid northing
266,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
The Fornhams & Great Barton · E05012800
Parish or community
E04012715
Westminster constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · E14001146
Output area
E00183328
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 016A · E01030104
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 016 · E02006276

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
11
Secondary
4

  1. Tollgate Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

  2. Priory School

    Academy special converter

    1.6 km

  3. St Benedict's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
387
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Public order 39
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Other theft 25

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83610

    1.7 km

  • THE GUILDHALL AND BARROW SURGERY

    LOWER BAXTER STREET, BURY ST EDMUNDS, IP33 1ET

    ODS code D83013

    2.1 km

  • ANGEL HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83005

    2.2 km

  • MOUNT FARM SURGERY

    LAWSON PLACE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP32 7EW

    ODS code D83038

    2.2 km

  • VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA STREET, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 3BB

    ODS code D83040

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Barton Hill Roundabout

    BCT · Fornham St Martin

    0.2 miles

  • Barton Hill Roundabout

    BCT · Fornham St Martin

    0.2 miles

  • Barton Hill Roundabout

    BCT · Fornham St Martin

    0.2 miles

  • Barton Hill Roundabout

    BCT · Fornham St Martin

    0.2 miles

  • Russell Baron Road

    BCT · Fornham St Martin

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 016A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,667 of 33,755

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

25 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 4 secondary schools. Tollgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

387 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 158 events.

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