IP33 1JR West Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eastgate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Cannon Street, Bury St Edmunds: 19 addresses
- Church Row, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in West Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,351 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,351 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,919 | £4,703 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (40% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bury St Edmunds Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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
- 25, 26 AND 27, NORTHGATE STREET, grade II
- 28-31, CANNON STREET, grade II
- 28, NORTHGATE STREET, grade II
- 37, 38 AND 39, CANNON STREET, grade II
- 46 AND 47, CANNON STREET, grade II
- 96 AND 96A, NORTHGATE STREET, grade II
- DOLPHIN HOUSE, grade II
- ST EDMUNDS HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE AND STABLE BLOCK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Station Hill, Bury St Edmunds: up to 300 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Tayfen Road, Bury St Edmunds: up to 100 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Garages And Bus Depot, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Land At Ram Meadow, Bury St Edmunds: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- School Yard, Bury St Edmunds: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Land west of Thingoe Hill: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Weymed Site, Bury St Edmunds: up to 14 homes, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bury St Edmunds 929,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m |
| Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Long Row Bury St Edmunds | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bury St Edmunds | 350 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Ram Meadow Car Park | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Cannon Street | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 52.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Swan Surgery | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Swan Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alvington House Dental Practice | 190 m |
| Hospital | Hospital Road Site | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Bury St Edmunds police station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Gardens 6.2 ha | 490 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.5 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Cannon Street.