IP31 postcode area guide — Mid Suffolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP31 postcode district in Mid Suffolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP31
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
38.2%
Gigabit-capable
38.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the IP31 postcode district (Mid Suffolk) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 763 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 38.2%.
Around 0.8% of premises in IP31 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 IP31
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP31 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| IP31 1AP | 0% | 0% |
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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 IP31
Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP31 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 71.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 14.3% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 14.3% |
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 IP31
Based on 212 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP31 is £350,000, down 2.8% on the previous year (£359,995).
Detached
£425,000
114 sales
Semi-detached
£270,000
60 sales
Terraced
£230,000
25 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP31
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £238,000 | Terraced | Bennett Close | IP31 3US |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Gates Close | IP31 3UL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Quaker Lane | IP31 1BH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £387,500 | Detached | Partridge Close | IP31 3QL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Paddock View | IP31 2FF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Poplar Close | IP31 1LJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £176,500 | Terraced | Poplar Close | IP31 1LJ |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | Paddock Way | IP31 1ES |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £740,000 | Detached | Red Admiral Heights | IP31 3TW |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Church Road | IP31 3RU |
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 IP31
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston Community College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,512 | IP31 3PB |
| Ixworth High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 512 | IP31 2HS |
| Thurston Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 349 | IP31 3FT |
| Stanton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 218 | IP31 2AW |
| Norton CEVC Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | IP31 3LZ |
| Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 188 | IP31 2RJ |
| Ixworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 163 | IP31 2EL |
| Honington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 145 | IP31 1RE |
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 IP31
119 rated food businesses operate in IP31. 94 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A V Mills & Sons, Amelie at Wyken, Ashmore Nursing Home, Badwell Ash Fish and Kebab, Badwell Ash Post Office and Store.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP31
From a sample of 112 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 IP31 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
8%
Band C
21%
Band D
42%
Band E
19%
Band F
9%
Band G
1%
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
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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.