# IP31 3NT: area report for a postcode in Mid Suffolk

IP31 3NT is a postcode in Mid 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 Mid Suffolk. Open the map at IP31 3NT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) › [IP31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip31) › [IP31 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip31-3)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 57% on July. Mid Suffolk 004D: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **Thurston, 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **No property in IP31 3NT 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=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Mid Suffolk 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **£315,898 average price**: For the whole of Mid Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP31 3NT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **Low road and rail noise at IP31 3NT**: Road 47 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **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=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thurston Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurston-community-college-e124802) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £710,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2024 | £169,998 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £499,996 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Thurston (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: THURSTON PHARMACY (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Thurston - Station Hill (830 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £315,898** (July 2026). Mid Suffolk’s average house price was £315,898 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,350** (2025). Full-time workers living in Mid Suffolk earned a median of £41,350 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 113th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Mid Suffolk costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th 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: 14.4** (2025). Mid Suffolk has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Mid Suffolk 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.7** (2025). Mid Suffolk 004D has a deprivation score of 10.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Mid Suffolk 004D was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 10,972nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,723** (2021). Mid Suffolk 004D had 1,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,588th 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: 79.1%** (January 2026). In Mid Suffolk 004D, 79.1% 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.

## IP31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP31 was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 746th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,892** (2021). IP31 had 21,892 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,345th 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: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in IP31 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: 62.5%** (January 2026). In IP31, 62.5% 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: [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.2563, 0.8026

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

## Your MP

- [Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-st-edmunds-and-stowmarket): Dr Peter Prinsley (Labour), 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=0.8026,52.2563,IP313NT

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