Bacton
Bacton is covered by postcode district IP14. It is in the Mid Suffolk council area, Suffolk.
ONS publishes this built-up area as Bacton (Mid Suffolk).
Every postcode in Bacton, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 8
- In use before 2020: 55
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 63 postcodes in Bacton that ONS places, 8 are new since 2020 and 55 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 170 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.2645, longitude 1.0164. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. IP14 4GL, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Bacton?
Homes sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2% on the 12 months before. At 9 of the 63 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 63 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Mendlesham Medical Group, 4.7 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Elmswell, 7.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Bacton?
Homes in Bacton sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 14 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £465,000 9 sales
- Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Terraced 1 sale, too few to price
Across the whole IP14 district, Bacton's main postcode district: a typical £280,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Bacton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Bacton?
8 of the 63 postcodes now in use in Bacton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 33 of the 56 homes sold in Bacton were newly built (59%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP14 district, 27%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Bacton | Across the IP14 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 1 of 14 (7%) | 41 of 593 (7%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 33 of 56 (59%) | 253 of 921 (27%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Bacton?
Ofcom reports on 63 of the 63 postcodes in Bacton. At 9 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Bacton at risk of flooding?
2 of the 63 postcodes in Bacton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Bacton?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Bacton. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Bacton?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bacton is Elmswell Rail Station, 7.7 km away in a straight line.
- Elmswell Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive
- Stowmarket Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive
- Needham Market Rail Station Railway station 12.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Bacton?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Bacton. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Mendlesham Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01449 767722 4.7 kmCycle
- Stowhealth Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01449 776000 8.0 kmDrive
- Botesdale Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01379 898295 8.9 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Bacton safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 50 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Bacton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 2 September 2025
- 6 October 2025
- 6 November 2025
- 6 December 2025
- 3 January 2026
- 6 February 2026
- 1 March 2026
- 2 April 2026
- 5 May 2026
- 4 June 2026
- 4 July 2026
- 5 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 2, possession of weapons 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Bacton?
- District, borough or city council
- Mid Suffolk
- County council
- Suffolk
- Parliamentary constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Police force area
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- MP
- Adrian Ramsay (Green Party)
All 63 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Bacton
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Mid Suffolk about council tax Council tax, on midsuffolk.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The nearest GP practices
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Bacton postcodes
63 postcodes in use in Bacton, by district:
That district is in the IP postcode area.
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Places near Bacton
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Bacton's £325,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Bacton
- What is it like to live in Bacton?
- Homes sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2% on the 12 months before. At 9 of the 63 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 63 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Mendlesham Medical Group, 4.7 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Elmswell, 7.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Bacton?
- Bacton is covered by postcode district IP14, across 63 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Bacton in?
- Bacton is in the Mid Suffolk council area, and Suffolk is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Bacton?
- Bacton is in the Waveney Valley parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Adrian Ramsay (Green Party), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Bacton?
- Homes in Bacton sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 14 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Bacton?
- In Bacton, primary schools at its postcodes include Bacton Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Stowupland High School, 7.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Bacton have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bacton is Elmswell, 7.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Bacton?
- Ofcom reports on 63 of the 63 postcodes in Bacton. At 9 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Bacton at risk of flooding?
- 2 of the 63 postcodes in Bacton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Bacton?
- 8 of the 63 postcodes now in use in Bacton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 33 of the 56 homes sold in Bacton were newly built (59%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP14 district, 27%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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