# IP27

Postcode district covering Brandon, Lakenheath and Town Street, in West Suffolk and Breckland.

IP27 is a postcode district covering Brandon, Lakenheath and Town Street, in West Suffolk and Breckland. Median sale price £240,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code IP27. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IP27 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=IP27) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 75% of people in IP27 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=IP27) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 314 homes were sold in IP27 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=IP27) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for IP27.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=IP27) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IP27 had 20,489 usual residents at the census.

## How IP27 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | IP27 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £240,000 | joint 3rd cheapest | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2025 |
| Population | 20,489 | 14th most populated | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 75% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 76.6% | 12th highest | 33 postcode districts, IP · Jan 2026 |

## Is IP27 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP27 at a rate of 44.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP27.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (422), other crime (204) and criminal damage and arson (88).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP27 was 46.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in IP27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP27 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in IP27

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Breckland 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland/neighbourhood/e01026492) | 1,275 | 43.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.5% |
| [West Suffolk 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029942) | 1,576 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% |
| [West Suffolk 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029944) | 1,689 | 21.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.8% |
| [West Suffolk 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01034561) | 1,608 | 81.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 69.9% |
| [West Suffolk 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01034562) | 2,538 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.8% |
| [West Suffolk 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01034563) | 1,313 | – | 6 | 26.5% |
| [West Suffolk 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029926) | 1,664 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.4% |
| [West Suffolk 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029927) | 2,426 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 58.2% |
| [West Suffolk 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029928) | 1,853 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 69.0% |
| [West Suffolk 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029929) | 2,150 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.7% |
| [West Suffolk 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029930) | 1,597 | 52.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.6% |

## Your MP

- [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk): Nick Timothy (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 89% of the people here.
- [South West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-norfolk): Terry Jermy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in IP27

[Brandon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/brandon), [Lakenheath](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/lakenheath)

## Postcode sectors in IP27

[IP27 0 (285 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27-0), [IP27 1 (2 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27-1), [IP27 9 (229 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27-9)

## Councils IP27 covers

[West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk), [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland)

## Towns in IP27

[Brandon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brandon-west-suffolk)

## Postcode districts next to IP27

[CB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb7), [IP24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip24), [IP26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip26), [IP28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip28)

## Nearest rail stations

[Lakenheath (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5352,52.4474), [Brandon (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6247,52.4540)

## More in the IP postcode area

[All IP postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## IP27 in brief

IP27 is a postcode district covering Brandon, Lakenheath and Town Street, in West Suffolk and Breckland.
About 21,377 people lived in IP27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £240,000 in 2025 across 314 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 44.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP27 was £240,000 in 2025.
IP27 had 20,489 usual residents at the census.
About 75% of people in IP27 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP27, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: IP27
- Postcode area: [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip)
- Constituency: [West Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk)
- Council: [West Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)
- Area: 155 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,377*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 66

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[IP26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip26), [IP28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip28), [IP24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip24), [CB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb7)

## Latest updates for IP27

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/IP27

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip27