# IP28 8PQ: area report for a postcode in West Suffolk

IP28 8PQ is a postcode in West Suffolk.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Suffolk. Open the map at IP28 8PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) › [IP28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip28) › [IP28 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip28-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. West Suffolk 003D: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **Kennett, 8.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **No property in IP28 8PQ 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=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Suffolk 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **£294,810 average price**: For the whole of West Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **81% can get gigabit broadband at IP28 8PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **Low road and rail noise at IP28 8PQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **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=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Row Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-row-academy-e150276) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). West Suffolk 003D has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Suffolk 003D was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,891** (2021). West Suffolk 003D had 1,891 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,418th 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: 53.8%** (January 2026). In West Suffolk 003D, 53.8% 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.

## IP28 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP28 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,894** (2021). IP28 had 29,894 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 933rd most 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: 32%** (2022). About 32% of people in IP28 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: 72.8%** (January 2026). In IP28, 72.8% 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: 52.3514, 0.4651

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=0.4651,52.3514,IP288PQ

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