IP17 3ER East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kelsale & Yoxford. Region: East of England.
Streets
- High Street, Yoxford: 10 addresses
- Old High Road, East Suffolk: 1 address
- Church Lane, Yoxford: 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 (19% of about 1,310 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Yoxford (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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 PETER, grade II*
- Gate piers, gates and railings south of Cockfield Hall, grade II
- LONDON HOUSE, grade II
- MAGNOLIA HOUSE, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE (EAST SIDE), grade II
- MANOR HOUSE (WEST SIDE), grade II
- Methodist Chapel, grade II
- OLD BAKERY, grade II
- SIGNPOST 20 METRES NORTH EAST OF ST PETERS CHURCH TOWER, grade II
- THE LODGE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 | 1.2 km |
| Saxmundham 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's Church Yoxford | 10 m |
| Ferry terminal | Walberswick Ferry Landing | 12.2 km |
| Car parks | Darsham Station Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Yoxford Village Hall | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 48.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Saxmundham Health Centre | 5.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Saxmundham Pharma | 6.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Suffolk House Dental Surgery | 6.0 km |
| Hospital | Patrick Stead Hospital | 9.0 km |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary | 8.4 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 High Street.