# IP32 7AR: area report for a postcode in West Suffolk

IP32 7AR 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 IP32 7AR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) › [IP32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32) › [IP32 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32-7)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. West Suffolk 012F: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **Bury St Edmunds, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **No property in IP32 7AR 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=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, West Suffolk 012F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **£294,810 average price**: For the whole of West Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **97.1% can get gigabit broadband at IP32 7AR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **Low road and rail noise at IP32 7AR**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **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=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sybil Andrews Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sybil-andrews-academy-e140969) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [First Base Bury St Edmunds](https://openindex.co.uk/school/first-base-bury-st-edmunds-e146072) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Abbots Green Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbots-green-primary-academy-e145698) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Peter Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-peter-hall-school-e149108) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Sebert Wood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sebert-wood-community-primary-school-e124682) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-school-e137433) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| April 2025 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| July 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| April 2026 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| June 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| July 2026 | £599,995 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MOUNT FARM SURGERY (720 m)
- Pharmacies: CROASDALES (720 m)
- Dental practices: SAXON HOUSE (400 m); SAXON DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); LAWSON PLACE DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bury St Edmunds Lawson Place Express (730 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Bury St Edmunds Lark Grange Local (810 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Bury St Edmunds (940 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 012F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.9** (2025). West Suffolk 012F has a deprivation score of 4.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,699th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £347,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Suffolk 012F was £347,500 in 2025. Joint 11,900th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,211** (2021). West Suffolk 012F had 1,211 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,770th least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In West Suffolk 012F, 99.7% 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.

## IP32 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP32 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,237** (2021). IP32 had 17,237 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,125th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in IP32 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In IP32, 99.5% 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: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.2414, 0.7511

Council: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-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=0.7511,52.2414,IP327AR

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