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

IP28 8XP 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 8XP 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

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. West Suffolk 007C: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **Kennett, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **No property in IP28 8XP 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=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Suffolk 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **£294,810 average price**: For the whole of West Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **47.1% can get gigabit broadband at IP28 8XP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **Low road and rail noise at IP28 8XP**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Christopher's CEVCP School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-cevcp-school-e142025) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Pines Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pines-primary-school-e145031) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kennett Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennett-primary-school-e139088) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2024 | £253,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2023 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2023 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| September 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| April 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE REYNARD SURGERY (610 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: GENTLE DENTAL PRACTICES LTD (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Red Lodge Express (180 m, Tesco)

## 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.6** (2025). West Suffolk 007C has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,035th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £258,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Suffolk 007C was £258,500 in 2025. Joint 12,348th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,663** (2021). West Suffolk 007C had 1,663 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,099th 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: 92.9%** (January 2026). In West Suffolk 007C, 92.9% 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: 52.3004, 0.4855

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=0.4855,52.3004,IP288XP

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