IP31 3ES

Walsham-le-Willows · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP31 3ET 37 m
IP31 3EQ 40 m
IP31 3DU 95 m
IP31 3DH 114 m
IP31 3EY 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 3ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 3
Latitude
52.281684
Longitude
0.916201
British National Grid easting
599,019
British National Grid northing
268,841

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04010543
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00153094
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 004A · E01030040
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
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km
  2. Norton CEVC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km
  3. Thurston Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Public order 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.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Badwell Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Shelter

    BCT · Badwell Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Badwell Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Shelter

    BCT · Badwell Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Great Ashfield

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 004A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,730 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

24 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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