# IP32

Postcode district covering Bury St Edmunds, Fornham All Saints and Fornham St Martin, in West Suffolk.

IP32 is a postcode district covering Bury St Edmunds, Fornham All Saints and Fornham St Martin, in West Suffolk. Median sale price £290,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code IP32. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IP32 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=IP32) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in IP32 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=IP32) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 294 homes were sold in IP32 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=IP32) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for IP32.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=IP32) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IP32 had 17,237 usual residents at the census.

## How IP32 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | IP32 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £290,000 | joint 12th cheapest | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2025 |
| Population | 17,237 | 16th least populated | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.5% | highest | 33 postcode districts, IP · Jan 2026 |

## Is IP32 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP32 at a rate of 57.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP32.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (478), other crime (188) and criminal damage and arson (104).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP32 was 62.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in IP32, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP32 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in IP32

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Suffolk 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030130) | 1,396 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| [West Suffolk 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030131) | 1,252 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [West Suffolk 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030139) | 1,620 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [West Suffolk 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030140) | 1,229 | 60.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [West Suffolk 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030141) | 1,502 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [West Suffolk 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030137) | 1,604 | 115.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [West Suffolk 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030127) | 1,126 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [West Suffolk 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030128) | 1,309 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [West Suffolk 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030129) | 1,319 | 95.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [West Suffolk 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01033044) | 1,403 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [West Suffolk 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01033045) | 1,321 | 59.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [West Suffolk 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01033050) | 1,211 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [West Suffolk 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01034573) | 1,569 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in IP32

[Howard Estate & Northgate](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/howard-estate-and-northgate), [Moreton Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/moreton-hall)

## Postcode sectors in IP32

[IP32 6 (272 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32-6), [IP32 7 (186 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32-7)

## Council

[West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)

## Towns in IP32

[Bury St Edmunds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bury-st-edmunds)

## Postcode districts next to IP32

[IP28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip28), [IP30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip30), [IP31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip31), [IP33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip33)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bury St Edmunds (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.7133,52.2538)

## More in the IP postcode area

[All IP postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## IP32 in brief

IP32 is a postcode district covering Bury St Edmunds, Fornham All Saints and Fornham St Martin, in West Suffolk.
About 18,693 people lived in IP32 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 294 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP32 was £290,000 in 2025.
IP32 had 17,237 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in IP32 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP32, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: IP32
- Postcode area: [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip)
- Constituency: [Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-st-edmunds-and-stowmarket)
- Council: [West Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)
- Area: 7.19 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,693*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 55

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[IP33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip33), [IP31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip31), [IP28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip28), [IP30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip30)

## Latest updates for IP32

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/IP32

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip32