IP17 2HL East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kelsale & Yoxford. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Church Street, Peasenhall: 25 addresses
- Rendham Road, Peasenhall: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (23% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Peasenhall (with part of Sibton) (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, grade II*
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, grade II*
- BUILDING 130 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF THE ANCIENT HOUSE, grade II
- CENTRE HOUSE STUART HOUSE THE CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- CORNER CLOSE CORNER HOUSE, grade II
- Peasenhall War Memorial, grade II
- SUMMER HOUSE 110 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF THE ANCIENT HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- OS 0960 Mill View Farm, Mill Road, Peasenhall: up to 5 homes, permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Darsham 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km |
| Saxmundham 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Bus Shelter Peasenhall | 160 m |
| EV charging points | Yoxford Village Hall | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 46.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 93.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Saxmundham Health Centre | 6.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Saxmundham Pharma | 6.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Suffolk House Dental Surgery | 6.9 km |
| Hospital | Patrick Stead Hospital | 9.4 km |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary | 9.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.0 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 17% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Church Street.