Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£545,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for IP28 6JT
Bury St Edmunds
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IP28 6JT
Coordinates
52.2769, 0.6916
Grid reference
TL837677
Easting
583,722
Northing
267,712
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F427MGR+PJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Fornham All Saints
Travel to Work
Bury St Edmunds
ITL Region
West Suffolk
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27252
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27252 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · IP28 6JT
HM Land Registry · West Suffolk
Average price
£545,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £545,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £420,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£670k£545k£420k
Dec '24Dec '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near IP28 6JT
England & WalesCrime trends · near IP28 6JT
Counts are for The Fornhams & Great Barton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY —
28175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.4%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian51.3%
No religion38.6%
Not answered9.3%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.0%
35–4919.3%
65–7418.3%
75–8412.8%
85 years and over6.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.8%
Households
Other23.6%
All members 66+20.9%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
+ 6 other households · 22.0%
Administrative Information
West Suffolk
Local Authority
Council AreaBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket E14001146
Constituency
E14001146Suffolk
Police Force
England
Ward
The Fornhams & Great Barton
Constituency code
E14001146
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Fornham All Saints
International Territorial Level
West Suffolk
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Suffolk
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Suffolk
Sub ICB Location
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - 07K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Suffolk 016C E01034572
E01034572MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Suffolk 016 E02006276
E02006276LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Edmundsbury 004A E01030103
E01030103MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Edmundsbury 004 E02006276
E02006276Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:54 AM
Sunrise
5:40 PM
Sunset
11 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
5:40 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode IP28 6JT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 27252
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01034572 and MSOA E02006276 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IP28 6JT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near IP28 6JT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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