IP33 3AA West Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbeygate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Risbygate Street, Bury St Edmunds: 119 addresses
- Unnamed street near Risbygate Street, Bury St Edmunds: 4 addresses
- Nelson Road, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Brentgovel Street, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- St Andrew's Street North, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Parkway, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Elseys Yard, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Tavern Lane, Bury St Edmunds: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Risbygate Street, 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 A (42% of about 720 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: 12.
- 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
- 93 AND 95, RISBYGATE STREET, grade II*
- THE RISING SUN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, RISBYGATE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 16 AND 17, RISBYGATE STREET, grade II
- 2, RISBYGATE STREET, grade II
- 9 AND 10, RISBYGATE STREET, grade II
- 90, RISBYGATE STREET, grade II
- 96A AND 96B AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
- 98A, 99 AND 100, RISBYGATE STREET, grade II
- GRANARIES TO NORTH WEST OF NUMBER 98 THE RISING SUN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- NUMBERS 104-108 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- THE MARKET TAVERN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- School Yard, Bury St Edmunds: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Tayfen Road, Bury St Edmunds: up to 100 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Cornwallis Court Bury St Edmunds: up to 39 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Station Hill, Bury St Edmunds: up to 300 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Garages And Bus Depot, Cotton Lane, Bury St Edmunds: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Hospital Site, Hospital Road, Bury St Edmunds: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Land west of Thingoe Hill: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Land At Ram Meadow, Bury St Edmunds: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 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 99%, gigabit 97% 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 Risbygate Street.