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IP31 3LQ

Thurston · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Thurston
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP31 3LF 152 m
IP31 3LG 192 m
IP31 3LB 219 m
IP31 3LJ 341 m
IP31 3LH 382 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 3LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 3
Latitude
52.263462
Longitude
0.864834
British National Grid easting
595,596
British National Grid northing
266,675

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
Westminster constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · E14001146
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
6
Primary
4
Secondary
2

  1. Norton CEVC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    836 m

  2. Thurston Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    936 m

  3. Thurston Community College

    Community school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Other theft 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP31 3 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+
100%
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

2

within 5 km

  • WOOLPIT HEALTH CENTRE

    HEATH ROAD, WOOLPIT, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP30 9QU

    ODS code D83055

    4.8 km

  • IXWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83007

    5.0 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

  • Old Smithy

    BCT · Norton

    0.3 miles

  • Old Smithy

    BCT · Norton

    0.3 miles

  • The Dog

    BCT · Norton

    0.5 miles

  • The Dog

    BCT · Norton

    0.6 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Norton

    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.

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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Norton CEVC Primary School is the nearest published school at 836 m.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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