IP33 1QT West Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Abbeygate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds: 10 addresses
- Friar's Lane, Bury St Edmunds: 3 addresses
- Cullum Road, Bury St Edmunds: 2 addresses
- Maynewater Lane, Bury St Edmunds: 2 addresses
- Greene Mews, Bury St Edmunds: 2 addresses
- Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- St Mary's Square, 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: 18.
- 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
- THEATRE ROYAL, grade I
- DOG AND PARTRIDGE INN, grade II*
- 1, WESTGATE STREET, grade II
- 14, CROWN STREET, grade II
- 15, CROWN STREET, grade II
- 2, 4 AND 5, WESTGATE STREET, grade II
- 24-27, CROWN STREET, grade II
- 6, SPARHAWK STREET, grade II
- 6, WESTGATE STREET, grade II
- 8, WESTGATE STREET, grade II
- GREEN KING BREWERY BUILDINGS ON SOUTH EAST CORNER OF CROWN STREET GREENE KING PREMISES ON SOUTH EAST CORNER, grade II
- GREEN KING BREWERY BUILDINGS ON SOUTH WEST CORNER OF CROWN STREET GREENE KING PREMISES ON SOUTH WEST CORNER, grade II
- GREEN KING MALTINGS, grade II
- GREENE KING MAIN BREWHOUSE BREWERY YARD, grade II
- GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND MASTERS HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND GATES, grade II
- NUMBER 30 AND ATTACHED STABLE, grade II
- NUMBER 5 AND ATTACHED WALLS, grade II
- NUMBER 7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Weymed Site, Bury St Edmunds: up to 14 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Garages And Bus Depot, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Cornwallis Court Bury St Edmunds: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- School Yard, Bury St Edmunds: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Land At Ram Meadow, Bury St Edmunds: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Hospital Site, Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Westgate Street.