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IP31 2QL

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP31 2SA 280 m
IP31 2QQ 296 m
IP31 2RZ 317 m
IP31 2TX 478 m
IP31 2TT 490 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 2QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 2
Latitude
52.274347
Longitude
0.757106
British National Grid easting
588,200
British National Grid northing
267,600

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
E00153471
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
21
Primary
8
Secondary
5

  1. Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Sir Peter Hall School

    Free schools special

    2.9 km

  3. Abbots Green Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other crime 4
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP31 2 residents
8,206

Age bands in IP31 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,385 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

761 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

1,705 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,315 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

2,488 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

  • MOUNT FARM SURGERY

    LAWSON PLACE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP32 7EW

    ODS code D83038

    3.4 km

  • SWAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83610

    3.9 km

  • THE GUILDHALL AND BARROW SURGERY

    LOWER BAXTER STREET, BURY ST EDMUNDS, IP33 1ET

    ODS code D83013

    4.3 km

  • ANGEL HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83005

    4.4 km

  • VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA STREET, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 3BB

    ODS code D83040

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Conyers Way

    BCT · Great Barton

    0.3 miles

  • Conyers Way

    BCT · Great Barton

    0.3 miles

  • Free Church

    BCT · Conyers Green

    0.4 miles

  • Free Church

    BCT · Conyers Green

    0.4 miles

  • Bunbury Avenue

    BCT · Great Barton

    0.5 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 5 secondary schools. Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 6 events.

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