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IP32 postcode area · West Suffolk

The IP32 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in West Suffolk. Area Scores range from 25 to 96 across them. Every full IP32 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The IP32 district contains both ends of the scale: Moreton Hall at 97 out of 100 (#224 of 6,856 in England) against Howard Estate & Northgate at 25, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £235,000 in Howard Estate & Northgate to £350,000 in Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,855a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied60%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the IP32 district

£289,375median home sold over the past year · +5.2% over 5 years · -5.1% over the year · 266 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£298,500
Terraced£235,000
Flat£177,000
West Suffolk£289,972
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Moreton HallWest Suffolk 22497 £305,000
Eastgate & SouthgateWest Suffolk 1,73975 £280,500
Fornham, Great Barton & RoughamWest Suffolk 1,97971 £350,000
Bury St Edmunds CentralWest Suffolk 2,85758 £290,000
Howard Estate & NorthgateWest Suffolk 5,12625 £235,000

People living in IP32 Census 2021

Residents39,617
Median age (est.)44
Density465per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above34%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 18%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in IP32

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IP32 district.

Bury St Edmunds

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IP32.

IP33 IP29 IP30 IP31 IP28 IP24 CO10 CB8

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.