IP14 postcode area guide — Mid Suffolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP14 postcode district in Mid Suffolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
63.6%
Gigabit-capable
63.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the IP14 postcode district (Mid Suffolk) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,547 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 63.6%.
Around 0.7% of premises in IP14 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in IP14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP14 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| IP14 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| IP14 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| IP14 1AF | 90% | 90% |
| IP14 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| IP14 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| IP14 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| IP14 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| IP14 1AQ | 63.6% | 63.6% |
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Mobile signal around Mid Suffolk
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Mid Suffolk district (54,047 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
63.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
1.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
65.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in IP14
Police recorded 18 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 55.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 16.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 11.1% |
| Other theft | 2 | 11.1% |
| Public order | 1 | 5.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in IP14
Based on 533 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP14 is £277,000, down 6.7% on the previous year (£296,875).
Detached
£380,000
206 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
176 sales
Terraced
£217,500
104 sales
Flat / maisonette
£136,500
34 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £342,000 | Detached | Church Road | IP14 2AZ |
| 22 May 2026 | £251,000 | Terraced | Eagle Close | IP14 5GY |
| 15 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Spencer Way | IP14 1UQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Model Farm | IP14 2JG |
| 14 May 2026 | £610,000 | Detached | Westhorpe Road | IP14 4TW |
| 12 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Stowupland Road | IP14 5AP |
| 11 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Bury Road | IP14 1JG |
| 8 May 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | All Saints Close | IP14 5QY |
| 8 May 2026 | £655,000 | Detached | Potash Lane | IP14 4SL |
| 8 May 2026 | £217,500 | Terraced | Osprey Drive | IP14 5FT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Mid Suffolk demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Mid Suffolk district (102,695 residents, 44,344 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% |
| 15–29 | 19.4% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 22.4% |
| 65+ | 25.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 73.9% |
| Private rented | 13.8% |
| Social rented | 4.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around IP14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowmarket High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 901 | IP14 1QR |
| Stowupland High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 846 | IP14 4BQ |
| Finborough School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 716 | IP14 3EF |
| Debenham High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 714 | IP14 6BL |
| Cedars Park Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 389 | IP14 5FP |
| Abbot's Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 366 | IP14 1QF |
| Wood Ley Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 307 | IP14 1UF |
| Combs Ford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 299 | IP14 2PN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in IP14
244 rated food businesses operate in IP14. 174 hold the top rating of 5, 33 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 14Forty, A C Cracknell Fish & Chips, Abbots Hall School, Age UK Suffolk Home store, Aldi Stores Ltd..
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP14
From a sample of 112 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 IP14 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
58%
Band D
24%
Band E
13%
Band F
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Mid Suffolk
Landlines around IP14 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.