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IP31 1WA

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 1TH 1 m
IP31 1TB 199 m
IP31 1SN 200 m
IP31 1TA 238 m
IP31 1TD 255 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 1WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 September 2005
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 1
Latitude
52.264322
Longitude
0.720194
British National Grid easting
585,724
British National Grid northing
266,390

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
E04009310
Westminster constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · E14001146
Output area
E00153465
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 016C · E01034572
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
26
Primary
11
Secondary
4

  1. Tollgate Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  2. St Benedict's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Bury St Edmunds County High School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Public order 52
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Shoplifting 40

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

    2.3 km

  • VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA STREET, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 3BB

    ODS code D83040

    2.3 km

  • MOUNT FARM SURGERY

    LAWSON PLACE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP32 7EW

    ODS code D83038

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Russell Baron Road

    BCT · Fornham St Martin

    0.0 miles

  • Russell Baron Road

    BCT · Fornham St Martin

    0.0 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

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 016C, 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

27,252 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 4 secondary schools. Tollgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

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