IP33 postcode area guide — West Suffolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP33 postcode district in West Suffolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP33
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.1%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the IP33 postcode district (West Suffolk) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 686 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP33, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92%.
Around 0% of premises in IP33 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 IP33
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP33 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| IP33 1AS | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around West Suffolk
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider West Suffolk district (88,514 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
83.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in IP33
Police recorded 188 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP33 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 66 | 35.1% |
| Shoplifting | 31 | 16.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 20 | 10.6% |
| Other theft | 18 | 9.6% |
| Public order | 16 | 8.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 4.8% |
| Drugs | 7 | 3.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 2.7% |
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 IP33
Based on 345 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP33 is £280,000, down 5.1% on the previous year (£295,000).
Detached
£435,000
62 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
70 sales
Terraced
£265,000
129 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
77 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP33
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £228,000 | Semi-detached | Bullen Close | IP33 3JP |
| 15 May 2026 | £315,000 | Flat | Market Thoroughfare | IP33 1DR |
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Chalk Road South | IP33 3BP |
| 15 May 2026 | £200,000 | Flat | Springfield Road | IP33 3AN |
| 14 May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced | Unicorn Place | IP33 1YP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Abbot Road | IP33 3UN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Gedge Close | IP33 2HD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Yew Tree Court | IP33 2JF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Rockingham Road | IP33 2SA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached | Castle Road | IP33 3NL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? West Suffolk demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider West Suffolk district (179,948 residents, 78,747 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.7% |
| 15–29 | 23.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.5% |
| 45–64 | 19.2% |
| 65+ | 20.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.2% |
| Private rented | 22.5% |
| Social rented | 11.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around IP33
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI CEVC School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,189 | IP33 3BH |
| Abbeygate Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1,163 | IP33 3YU |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 443 | IP33 1QG |
| Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 328 | IP33 1RE |
| Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 301 | IP33 3JX |
| Riverwalk School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 217 | IP33 2PD |
| South Lee School | Not applicable | 0–13 | 205 | IP33 2BT |
| Hardwick Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 190 | IP33 2PW |
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 IP33
279 rated food businesses operate in IP33. 242 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1921, Abbeycroft Leisure, Abbeygate 6th Form College, Adnams Plc, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP33
From a sample of 225 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 IP33 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 58% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
12%
Band C
46%
Band D
27%
Band E
12%
Band F
2%
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 West Suffolk
Landlines around IP33 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.