Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.7 per 1k
Crime · May '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for IP31 1HZ
Bury St Edmunds
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
IP31 1HZ
Coordinates
52.2893, 0.7261
Grid reference
TL860691
Easting
586,024
Northing
269,179
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F427PQG+PC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
15426
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15426 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near IP31 1HZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near IP31 1HZ
Counts are for Pakenham & Troston electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.5%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian47.0%
No religion43.7%
Not answered6.9%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4916.8%
65–7415.5%
25–3411.4%
75–848.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
Any member 66+18.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
All members 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Other10.8%
+ 7 other households · 30.5%
Administrative Information
West Suffolk
Local Authority
Council AreaBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket E14001146
Constituency
E14001146Suffolk
Police Force
England
Ward
Pakenham & Troston
Constituency code
E14001146
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Timworth
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 - 06L
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Suffolk 006D E01030133
E01030133MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Suffolk 006 E02006274
E02006274LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Edmundsbury 002D E01030133
E01030133MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Edmundsbury 002 E02006274
E02006274Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
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 IP31 1HZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 15426
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01030133 and MSOA E02006274 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode IP31 1HZ 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
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