Melton

Melton is covered by postcode district IP12. It is in the East Suffolk council area, Suffolk.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Melton (East Suffolk).

Typical price £333,750 Homes sold in Melton, last 12 months. ▲ 6% on the year before Gigabit broadband 60 of 71 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 16 of 71 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 217 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Melton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Melton, by flood risk Of the 71 postcodes in Melton that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at very low risk only and 55 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 14 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Melton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A12 IP12 1GN: not on the flood risk listIP12 1GP: not on the flood risk listIP12 1GX: not on the flood risk listIP12 1GY: not on the flood risk listIP12 1LH: not on the flood risk listIP12 1NY: not on the flood risk listIP12 1NZ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PA: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PB: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PD: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PF: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PG: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PH: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PJ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PL: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PN: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PP: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PR: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PS: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PT: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PU: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PW: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PY: not on the flood risk listIP12 1PZ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QA: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QB: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QD: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QE: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QF: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QG: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QH: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QP: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QQ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QR: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QS: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QX: not on the flood risk listIP12 1QZ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RA: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RF: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RG: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RL: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RN: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RP: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RQ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RW: not on the flood risk listIP12 1SX: not on the flood risk listIP12 1SY: not on the flood risk listIP12 1SZ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1TD: not on the flood risk listIP12 1TE: not on the flood risk listIP12 1TJ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1TL: not on the flood risk listIP12 1TN: not on the flood risk listIP12 1TP: not on the flood risk listIP12 1TQ: not on the flood risk listIP12 1RH: very low flood risk onlyIP12 1SR: very low flood risk onlyIP12 1FT: high flood riskIP12 1FU: high flood riskIP12 1LT: high flood riskIP12 1NX: high flood riskIP12 1PE: high flood riskIP12 1PX: high flood riskIP12 1QT: high flood riskIP12 1QU: high flood riskIP12 1RB: high flood riskIP12 1RD: high flood riskIP12 1RJ: high flood riskIP12 1RS: high flood riskIP12 1RT: high flood riskIP12 1TB: high flood risk Melton 14 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to IP12 1QU, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk14 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Melton, by flood risk Of the 71 postcodes in Melton that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at very low risk only and 55 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 14 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Melton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Melton
  • A home or business at high risk: 14
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 2
  • Not on the at-risk list: 55
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 71 postcodes in Melton that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at very low risk only and 55 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

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. 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 52.1078, longitude 1.3322. 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; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; 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 postcodes at high risk

14 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

IP12 1QU39 at high riskIP12 1PE36 at high riskIP12 1QT27 at high riskIP12 1RS21 at high riskIP12 1FT17 at high riskIP12 1NX16 at high riskIP12 1FU16 at high riskIP12 1RJ14 at high riskIP12 1RB11 at high riskIP12 1TB6 at high riskIP12 1RD4 at high riskIP12 1LT3 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 14 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. IP12 1QU, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Melton?

Homes sold for a typical £333,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6% on the 12 months before. At 60 of the 71 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 217 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 16 of its 71 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Little St John Street Surgery, 1.8 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Melton (Suffolk), 550 metres 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 Melton?

Homes in Melton sold for a typical £333,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, up 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£333,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£315,000
12 months to August 2026
£333,750

▲ up 6% on the 12 months before

Detached£610,000 13 sales
Semi-detached£312,500 12 sales
Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole IP12 district, Melton's main postcode district: a typical £341,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Melton: 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 Melton?

2 of the 71 postcodes now in use in Melton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 38 homes sold in Melton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP12 district, 7%.

The newest postcodes

IP12 1FUsince August 2021IP12 1FTsince May 2021

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

PeriodIn MeltonAcross the IP12 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 30 (3%) 6 of 333 (2%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 38 (0%) 31 of 455 (7%)

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 Melton?

Ofcom reports on 71 of the 71 postcodes in Melton. At 60 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit60 of 71
Postcodes where every home can get superfast69 of 71

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 checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Melton at risk of flooding?

16 of the 71 postcodes in Melton 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 217 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 16 of 71 postcodes High: 214Medium: 3Very low: 10

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 Melton?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Melton. 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.

Primary

Secondary

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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 Melton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Melton is Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station, 550 m away in a straight line.

  • Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Woodbridge Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Wickham Market Rail Station Railway station 6.6 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 Melton?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Melton. 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Melton safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 184 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Melton 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

  1. 15 September 2025
  2. 15 October 2025
  3. 5 November 2025
  4. 20 December 2025
  5. 15 January 2026
  6. 12 February 2026
  7. 17 March 2026
  8. 6 April 2026
  9. 13 May 2026
  10. 23 June 2026
  11. 26 July 2026
  12. 17 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences92 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Other theft13 reports
Public order9 reports
Burglary8 reports
Other crime7 reports
Drugs6 reports

Also: shoplifting 4, possession of weapons 3, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 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 postcode

Source: 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 Melton?

District, borough or city council
East Suffolk
County council
Suffolk
Parliamentary constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Police force area
Suffolk
Region
East of England
Country
England
MP
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour)

All 71 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

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Melton postcodes

71 postcodes in use in Melton, by district:

IP12 postcode district,71 postcodes

That district is in the IP postcode area.

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Places near Melton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Melton's £333,750. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Woodbridge2.0 km, £357,500Wickham Market5.5 km, £275,000Grundisburgh5.8 km, £387,917Rendlesham6.2 km, £305,000Martlesham Heath6.6 km, £350,000Kesgrave8.1 km, £340,000Framlingham12.7 km, £300,000Trimley St Martin13.0 km, £294,250 All places A to Z

Questions about Melton

What is it like to live in Melton?
Homes sold for a typical £333,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 6% on the 12 months before. At 60 of the 71 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 217 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 16 of its 71 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Little St John Street Surgery, 1.8 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Melton (Suffolk), 550 metres 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 Melton?
Melton is covered by postcode district IP12, across 71 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Melton in?
Melton is in the East Suffolk council area, and Suffolk is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Melton?
Melton is in the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Melton?
Homes in Melton sold for a typical £333,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, up 6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Melton?
In Melton, primary schools at its postcodes include Melton Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Woodbridge School, 2.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Melton have a railway station?
Yes: Melton (Suffolk) is 550 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Melton, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Melton?
Ofcom reports on 71 of the 71 postcodes in Melton. At 60 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Melton at risk of flooding?
16 of the 71 postcodes in Melton 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 217 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 Melton?
2 of the 71 postcodes now in use in Melton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 38 homes sold in Melton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP12 district, 7%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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