IP31 2UH

Stanton · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Stanton
Local authority
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP31 2BN 116 m
IP31 2AZ 197 m
IP31 2AY 219 m
IP31 2BW 321 m
IP31 2BF 349 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 2UH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 2
Latitude
52.319985
Longitude
0.905321
British National Grid easting
598,106
British National Grid northing
273,070

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Stanton · E05012799
Parish or community
E04009350
Output area
E00153693
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 005E · E01030146
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 005 · E02006273

Postcode source versions

Explore IP31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Stanton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
55
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Shoplifting 8
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

17 female, 26 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP31 2 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+
96.3%
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

    1.6 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

  • Cafe

    BCT · Sheperds Grove

    0.1 miles
  • Cafe

    BCT · Sheperds Grove

    0.1 miles
  • Drovers Rise

    BCT · Sheperds Grove

    0.3 miles
  • Drovers Rise

    BCT · Sheperds Grove

    0.3 miles
  • Upthorpe House Farm

    BCT · Upthorpe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 005E, 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

16,554 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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
3
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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Stanton 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

55 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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