Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£427,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for IP28 8BN
Thetford and Mildenhall
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IP28 8BN
Coordinates
52.3783, 0.5024
Grid reference
TL704785
Easting
570,429
Northing
278,529
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F429GH2+8X
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Thetford and Mildenhall
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.
17735
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17735 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 8BN
HM Land Registry · West Suffolk
Average price
£427,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £427,000
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Police Recorded Crime near IP28 8BN
England & WalesCrime trends · near IP28 8BN
Counts are for The Rows 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
15
YoY -12%
26165
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.64.6%
Other White19.9%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.4%
Other Black1.4%
+ 1 other groups · 7.0%
Religion
No religion43.7%
Christian40.2%
Not answered14.3%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
25–3418.7%
50–6416.3%
35–4913.8%
≤412.4%
10–158.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Other30.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
With dependent children6.5%
Any member 66+6.1%
+ 7 other households · 26.4%
Administrative Information
West Suffolk
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Suffolk E14001578
Constituency
E14001578Suffolk
Police Force
England
Ward
The Rows
Constituency code
E14001578
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill
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 003E E01034564
E01034564MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Suffolk 003 E02006240
E02006240LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forest Heath 003H E01032525
E01032525MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forest Heath 003 E02006240
E02006240Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
5:41 PM
Sunset
11 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
5:41 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 8BN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 17735
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01034564 and MSOA E02006240 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IP28 8BN 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 8BN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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