IP33 1LZ West Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbeygate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds: 25 addresses
- Langton Place, 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 (33% of about 1,260 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: 81.
- 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
- UNITARIAN CHAPEL, grade I
- 11, ABBEYGATE STREET, grade II*
- 31 AND 32, ABBEYGATE STREET, grade II*
- 48, 49 AND 49A, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II*
- 49, ABBEYGATE STREET, grade II*
- 56, ABBEYGATE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II*
- ANGEL HOTEL, grade II*
- RIDLEYS, grade II*
- 1, ANGEL HILL, grade II
- 1, ATHENAEUM LANE, grade II
- 10 AND 10B, WHITING STREET, grade II
- 10, HATTER STREET, grade II
- 11 AND 12, WHITING STREET, grade II
- 12 AND 13, ABBEYGATE, grade II
- 12, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 13, 14 AND 15, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 13, HATTER STREET, grade II
- 13, WHITING STREET, grade II
- 14, ABBEYGATE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 14, HATTER STREET, grade II
- 15, HATTER STREET, grade II
- 15, WHITING STREET, grade II
- 16 AND 17, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 16 AND 17, HATTER STREET, grade II
- 16, WHITING STREET, grade II
- 18 AND 18A, HATTER STREET, grade II
- 18, 19 AND 20, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 19, HATTER STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 3, COLLEGE STREET, grade II
- 2, ANGEL HILL, grade II
And 51 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Weymed Site, Bury St Edmunds: up to 14 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- School Yard, Bury St Edmunds: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Garages And Bus Depot, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Cornwallis Court Bury St Edmunds: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Land At Ram Meadow, Bury St Edmunds: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Hospital Site, Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Tayfen Road, Bury St Edmunds: up to 100 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Station Hill, Bury St Edmunds: up to 300 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 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 94%, gigabit 59% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Chequer Square Bury St Edmunds | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bury St Edmunds | 490 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Arc Motorcycle Parking | 480 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 51.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Angel Hill Surgery | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Guildhall Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cathedral Dental Practice | 210 m |
| Hospital | Hospital Road Site | 560 m |
| Police station | Bury St Edmunds police station | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 58 Cornhill Halifax | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Gardens 6.2 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Holywater Meadows 12 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,910 m² | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Hatter Street.