# IP29 5AB: area report for a postcode in West Suffolk

IP29 5AB 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 IP29 5AB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) › [IP29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip29) › [IP29 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip29-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. West Suffolk 010A: 25 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **Kennett, 7.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **No property in IP29 5AB 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=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Suffolk 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **£294,810 average price**: For the whole of West Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP29 5AB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IP29 5AB**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **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=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrow-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e124690) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £299,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2023 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BARROW PHARMACY (520 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Barrow (40 m, Budgens)

## 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.5** (2025). West Suffolk 010A has a deprivation score of 12.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,681st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £348,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Suffolk 010A was £348,750 in 2025. Joint 11,858th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,592** (2021). West Suffolk 010A had 2,592 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 703rd 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: 90.9%** (January 2026). In West Suffolk 010A, 90.9% 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.

## IP29 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP29 was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 556th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,415** (2021). IP29 had 9,415 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 684th 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in IP29 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: 72.1%** (January 2026). In IP29, 72.1% 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: 52.2424, 0.5860

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=0.5860,52.2424,IP295AB

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