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IP31 2RS

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 2NU 77 m
IP31 2NT 172 m
IP31 2RF 208 m
IP31 2NS 224 m
IP31 2NR 324 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 2RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 2
Latitude
52.266791
Longitude
0.775194
British National Grid easting
589,466
British National Grid northing
266,807

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
E00153467
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
12
Primary
6
Secondary
2

  1. Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    480 m

  2. Sir Peter Hall School

    Free schools special

    2.6 km

  3. Abbots Green Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other theft 8
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Other crime 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

17 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP31 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MOUNT FARM SURGERY

    LAWSON PLACE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP32 7EW

    ODS code D83038

    3.3 km

  • SWAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83610

    4.4 km

  • THE GUILDHALL AND BARROW SURGERY

    LOWER BAXTER STREET, BURY ST EDMUNDS, IP33 1ET

    ODS code D83013

    4.7 km

  • ANGEL HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83005

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • A143 Bus Shelter

    BCT · Great Barton

    0.3 miles

  • A143 Bus Shelter

    BCT · Great Barton

    0.3 miles

  • School

    BCT · Great Barton

    0.3 miles

  • School

    BCT · Great Barton

    0.3 miles

  • Bunbury Avenue

    BCT · Great Barton

    0.6 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.

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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 480 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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