IP21 postcode area guide — Mid Suffolk

Where is IP21?

Broadband & internet speeds in IP21

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the IP21 postcode district (Mid Suffolk) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 525 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 43.2%.

Around 1% of premises in IP21 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 IP21

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Mobile signal around Mid Suffolk

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Mid Suffolk district (54,047 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in IP21

Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 IP21

Based on 120 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP21 is £365,000, up 14.1% on the previous year (£320,000).

Latest recorded sales in IP21

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around IP21

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 IP21

72 rated food businesses operate in IP21. 43 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Baptist Church, Blakemore Retail, Bossy Boots, BP Scole SF Connect, CareEast Limited - Culrose Residential Home.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in IP21

From a sample of 55 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 IP21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 IP21 typically use:

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What's it like living in IP21?

Postcodes in IP21

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.