NR31 postcode area guide — East Suffolk

Where is NR31?

Broadband & internet speeds in NR31

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NR31 postcode district (East Suffolk) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,170 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89%.

Around 0.1% of premises in NR31 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 NR31

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Mobile signal around East Suffolk

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Suffolk district (130,429 premises):

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

Crime in NR31

Police recorded 219 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NR31 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 NR31

Based on 553 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR31 is £205,000, down 6.8% on the previous year (£220,000).

Latest recorded sales in NR31

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? East Suffolk demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider East Suffolk district (246,058 residents, 110,749 households):

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

Schools in and around NR31

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 NR31

294 rated food businesses operate in NR31. 200 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Amethyst, Asda Express, Aspens Services @ St Mary & St Peter Catholic Primary, Bangla Nites, Bar One.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in NR31

From a sample of 175 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 NR31 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% 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 East Suffolk

Landlines around NR31 typically use:

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What's it like living in NR31?

Postcodes in NR31

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.