# IP27 9HE: area report for a postcode in West Suffolk

IP27 9HE is a postcode in West Suffolk.

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In: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) › [IP27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27) › [IP27 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27-9)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 500% on July. West Suffolk 001A: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **Lakenheath, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **No property in IP27 9HE listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Suffolk 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **£294,810 average price**: For the whole of West Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP27 9HE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **Low road and rail noise at IP27 9HE**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lakenheath Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakenheath-community-primary-school-e124539) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £242,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2023 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LAKENHEATH SURGERY (140 m)
- Pharmacies: LAKENHEATH PHARMACY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Lakenheath (620 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £294,810** (July 2026). West Suffolk’s average house price was £294,810 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,628** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Suffolk earned a median of £39,628 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 149th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in West Suffolk costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.2** (2025). West Suffolk has a deprivation score of 16.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 115th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Suffolk 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). West Suffolk 001A has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Suffolk 001A was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,576** (2021). West Suffolk 001A had 1,576 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,385th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.2%** (January 2026). In West Suffolk 001A, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## IP27 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP27 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,489** (2021). IP27 had 20,489 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,328th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 75%** (2022). About 75% of people in IP27 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.6%** (January 2026). In IP27, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.4129, 0.5247

Council: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk): Nick Timothy (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5247,52.4129,IP279HE

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