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IP31 3XF

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 3QF 112 m
IP31 3TJ 139 m
IP31 3FP 143 m
IP31 3TF 156 m
IP31 3FL 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP31 3XF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP31
Postcode sector
IP31 3
Latitude
52.254592
Longitude
0.813383
British National Grid easting
592,124
British National Grid northing
265,551

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
E04009265
Westminster constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · E14001146
Output area
E00153349
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 004D · E01030084
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 004 · E02006264

Postcode source versions

Explore IP31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
2

  1. Thurston Community College

    Community school

    254 m

  2. Rougham Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

  3. Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
272
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 140
  • Shoplifting 32
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 16

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.

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%

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

  • MOUNT FARM SURGERY

    LAWSON PLACE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP32 7EW

    ODS code D83038

    4.9 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

  • Rylands Close

    BCT · Thurston

    0.0 miles

  • Rylands Close

    BCT · Thurston

    0.1 miles

  • Community College Rear Entrance

    BCT · Thurston

    0.1 miles

  • Community College Rear Entrance

    BCT · Thurston

    0.1 miles

  • Cloverfields

    BCT · Thurston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 004D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,153 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Thurston Community College is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

272 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 140 events.

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