IP33 1YE West Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eastgate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- The Vinefields, Bury St Edmunds: 46 addresses
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 (34% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 1-6, THE VINEFIELDS, grade II
- 25, EASTGATE STREET, grade II
- 9-12, THE VINEFIELDS, grade II
- EASTGATE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garages And Bus Depot, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Land At Ram Meadow, Bury St Edmunds: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Weymed Site, Bury St Edmunds: up to 14 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- School Yard, Bury St Edmunds: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 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 | 1.0 km |
| Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest The Greyhound Bury St Edmunds | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bury St Edmunds | 880 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ram Meadow Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 52.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Swan Surgery | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Swan Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sycamore House Dental Practice | 480 m |
| Hospital | Hospital Road Site | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bury St Edmunds police station | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 700 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 70% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 The Vinefields.