IP33 1RD West Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbeygate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds: 8 addresses
- Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Angel Lane, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Bridewell Lane, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Athenaeum Lane, 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: 79.
- 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
- ATHENAEUM AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade I
- CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade I
- NORMAN TOWER, grade I
- RUINS OF HALL OF PLEAS AND SOUTH WALL OF GREAT COURT, grade I
- 31, 32 AND 33, ANGEL HILL, grade II*
- 38, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II*
- 45 AND 45A, CROWN STREET, grade II*
- ABBEY HOUSE, grade II*
- BARET HOUSE, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, CHEQUER SQUARE, grade II
- 1, ANGEL HILL, grade II
- 1, ATHENAEUM LANE, grade II
- 2, ANGEL HILL, grade II
- 22, 23 AND 24, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 23, BRIDEWELL LANE, grade II
- 25 AND 26, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 27, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 28, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 29, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 4, CROWN STREET, grade II
- 30, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 31, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 32 AND 33, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 34, ANGEL HILL, grade II
- 34, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 35, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 36, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 5, COLLEGE STREET, grade II
- 46 AND 47, CROWN STREET, grade II
- 46, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
And 49 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Weymed Site, Bury St Edmunds: up to 14 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Garages And Bus Depot, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- School Yard, Bury St Edmunds: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Cornwallis Court Bury St Edmunds: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Land At Ram Meadow, Bury St Edmunds: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Hospital Site, Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Tayfen Road, Bury St Edmunds: up to 100 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 50% 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 Churchgate Street.