IP31 3AX

Thurston · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP31 3LJ 44 m
IP31 3XU 141 m
IP31 3LQ 383 m
IP31 3LG 464 m
IP31 3LH 483 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 3AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 3
Latitude
52.266804
Longitude
0.863510
British National Grid easting
595,491
British National Grid northing
267,043

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Electoral ward
Thurston · E05012613
Parish or community
E04009233
Output area
E00183359
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 004B · E01030049
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 004 · E02006264

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
2
  1. Norton CEVC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. Thurston Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Thurston Community College

    Community school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Other theft 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP31 3 residents
7,297

Age bands in IP31 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,103 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

689 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

1,402 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

2,209 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

1,911 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • IXWORTH SURGERY

    PEDDARS CLOSE, THETFORD ROAD, IXWORTH, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP31 2HD

    ODS code D83007

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Smithy

    BCT · Norton

    0.5 miles
  • Old Smithy

    BCT · Norton

    0.5 miles
  • Spinney Crossroads

    BCT · Stowlangtoft

    0.6 miles
  • Spinney Crossroads

    BCT · Stowlangtoft

    0.6 miles
  • Spinney Crossroads

    BCT · Stowlangtoft

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 004B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,426 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Norton CEVC Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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