IP32 6PL

St Olaves · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bury St. Edmunds
Local authority
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP32
Postcode sector
IP32 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP32 6PG 55 m
IP32 6QU 61 m
IP32 6PE 72 m
IP32 6PF 76 m
IP32 6PN 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP32 6PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP32
Postcode sector
IP32 6
Latitude
52.255600
Longitude
0.696228
British National Grid easting
584,125
British National Grid northing
265,359

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
St Olaves · E05012797
Parish or community
E04013227
Output area
E00153659
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 009D · E01030140
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 009 · E02006275

Postcode source versions

Explore IP32

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Braddock Square, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 6PL 27 April 2001 £77,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
12
Secondary
4
  1. Bury St Edmunds County High School

    Academy converter

    424 m
  2. St Benedict's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    493 m
  3. Abbey Gardens School

    Other independent special school

    603 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,069
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 890
  • Shoplifting 244
  • Public order 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 180
  • Other theft 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

12 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.4
IP32 6 residents
9,636

Age bands in IP32 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,767 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,115 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

2,746 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,313 residents

Age 65 and over
15.8%

1,492 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP32 6 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+
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

5

within 5 km

  • VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA STREET, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 3BB

    ODS code D83040

    1.2 km

  • SWAN SURGERY

    NORTHGATE BUSINESS PARK, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 1AE

    ODS code D83610

    1.6 km

  • THE GUILDHALL AND BARROW SURGERY

    LOWER BAXTER STREET, BURY ST EDMUNDS, IP33 1ET

    ODS code D83013

    1.7 km

  • ANGEL HILL SURGERY

    1 ANGEL HILL, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP33 1LU

    ODS code D83005

    1.8 km

  • MOUNT FARM SURGERY

    LAWSON PLACE, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP32 7EW

    ODS code D83038

    3.4 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

  • Resource Centre

    BCT · Howard Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Prigg Walk

    BCT · Howard Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Clark Walk

    BCT · Howard Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Prigg Walk

    BCT · Howard Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Clark Walk

    BCT · Howard Estate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 009D, 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

14,729 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
1
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

26 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bury St Edmunds County High School is the nearest published school at 424 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,069 published events cover 12 months, averaging 172.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 890 events.

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