Thurston

Thurston is covered by postcode district IP31. It is in the Mid Suffolk council area, Suffolk.

Typical price £331,000 Homes sold in Thurston, last 12 months. ▼ 5.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 76 of 121 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 4 of 121 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 11 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 2 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Thurston, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Thurston, by flood risk Of the 121 postcodes in Thurston that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 117 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Thurston. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP31 3FL: not on the flood risk listIP31 3FP: not on the flood risk listIP31 3FQ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3FT: not on the flood risk listIP31 3FZ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GB: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GD: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GE: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GF: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GG: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GH: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GJ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GL: not on the flood risk listIP31 3GX: not on the flood risk listIP31 3NS: not on the flood risk listIP31 3NT: not on the flood risk listIP31 3NU: not on the flood risk listIP31 3NX: not on the flood risk listIP31 3NZ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PA: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PB: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PD: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PE: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PF: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PG: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PH: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PJ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PL: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PN: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PP: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PR: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PS: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PT: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PU: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PW: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PX: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PY: not on the flood risk listIP31 3PZ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QA: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QE: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QF: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QG: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QH: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QL: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QP: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QQ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QS: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QT: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QU: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QW: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QX: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QY: not on the flood risk listIP31 3QZ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RA: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RD: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RE: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RF: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RH: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RL: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RN: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RP: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RR: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RS: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RT: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RW: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RX: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RY: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RZ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SA: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SB: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SD: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SE: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SF: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SP: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SR: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SS: not on the flood risk listIP31 3ST: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SU: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SW: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SX: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SY: not on the flood risk listIP31 3SZ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TA: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TD: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TE: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TF: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TG: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TH: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TJ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TL: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TN: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TP: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TQ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TR: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TS: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TT: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TU: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TW: not on the flood risk listIP31 3TY: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UA: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UB: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UD: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UE: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UF: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UG: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UH: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UJ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UL: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UN: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UP: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UQ: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UR: not on the flood risk listIP31 3US: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UT: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UU: not on the flood risk listIP31 3UW: not on the flood risk listIP31 3XF: not on the flood risk listIP31 3RG: low flood risk at worstIP31 3FR: high flood riskIP31 3QJ: high flood riskIP31 3RU: high flood risk Thurston Map of every postcode in Thurston, by flood risk Of the 121 postcodes in Thurston that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 117 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Thurston. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Thurston
  • A home or business at high risk: 3
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 117

Of the 121 postcodes in Thurston that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 117 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. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.2525, longitude 0.8131. 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

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

IP31 3QJ8 at high riskIP31 3RU2 at high riskIP31 3FR1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Thurston?

Homes sold for a typical £331,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.4% on the 12 months before. At 76 of the 121 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 11 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 121 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Mount Farm Surgery, 4.9 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Thurston, 400 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 Thurston?

Homes in Thurston sold for a typical £331,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, down 5.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£331,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£350,000
12 months to August 2026
£331,000

▼ down 5.4% on the 12 months before

Detached£400,000 35 sales
Semi-detached£260,000 19 sales
Terraced£215,000 8 sales

Across the whole IP31 district, Thurston's main postcode district: a typical £355,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Thurston: 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 Thurston?

36 of the 121 postcodes now in use in Thurston came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 12 of the 101 homes sold in Thurston were newly built (12%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP31 district, 12%.

The newest postcodes

IP31 3XFsince August 2025IP31 3GXsince December 2023IP31 3UAsince December 2023IP31 3UBsince August 2023IP31 3GJsince July 2023IP31 3UNsince July 2023

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 ThurstonAcross the IP31 district
The 12 months to August 2026 3 of 62 (5%) 13 of 233 (6%)
The 12 months to August 2025 12 of 101 (12%) 38 of 330 (12%)

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 Thurston?

Ofcom reports on 121 of the 121 postcodes in Thurston. At 76 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit76 of 121
Postcodes where every home can get superfast118 of 121

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 Thurston at risk of flooding?

4 of the 121 postcodes in Thurston 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 11 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 4 of 121 postcodes High: 11Low: 1

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 Thurston?

The open schools at the postcodes in Thurston. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

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 Thurston?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Thurston is Thurston Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.

  • Thurston Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Bury St Edmunds Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive
  • Elmswell Rail Station Railway station 7.0 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 Thurston?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Thurston. 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 Thurston safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 267 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Thurston 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. 26 September 2025
  2. 39 October 2025
  3. 17 November 2025
  4. 17 December 2025
  5. 28 January 2026
  6. 20 February 2026
  7. 25 March 2026
  8. 19 April 2026
  9. 20 May 2026
  10. 17 June 2026
  11. 17 July 2026
  12. 22 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences141 reports
Shoplifting25 reports
Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Other theft20 reports
Public order15 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Burglary9 reports
Other crime9 reports

Also: drugs 4, possession of weapons 4, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 Thurston?

District, borough or city council
Mid Suffolk
County council
Suffolk
Parliamentary constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Police force area
Suffolk
Region
East of England
Country
England
MP
Dr Peter Prinsley (Labour)

All 121 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 Thurston

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Thurston postcodes

121 postcodes in use in Thurston, by district:

IP31 postcode district,121 postcodes

That district is in the IP postcode area.

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Places near Thurston

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Thurston's £331,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Great Barton3.5 km, £440,000Ixworth5.4 km, £317,500Woolpit6.2 km, £360,000Bury St Edmunds6.9 km, £280,000Elmswell7.1 km, £310,000Stanton9.4 km, £271,500Bacton13.9 km, £325,000Stowmarket14.3 km, £260,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Thurston

What is it like to live in Thurston?
Homes sold for a typical £331,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.4% on the 12 months before. At 76 of the 121 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 11 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 121 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Mount Farm Surgery, 4.9 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Thurston, 400 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 Thurston?
Thurston is covered by postcode district IP31, across 121 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Thurston in?
Thurston is in the Mid Suffolk council area, and Suffolk is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Thurston?
Thurston is in the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Peter Prinsley (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Thurston?
Homes in Thurston sold for a typical £331,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, down 5.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Thurston?
In Thurston, primary schools at its postcodes include Thurston Church of England Primary Academy; secondary schools at its postcodes include Thurston Community College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Thurston have a railway station?
Yes: Thurston is 400 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Thurston, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Thurston?
Ofcom reports on 121 of the 121 postcodes in Thurston. At 76 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Thurston at risk of flooding?
4 of the 121 postcodes in Thurston 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 11 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 Thurston?
36 of the 121 postcodes now in use in Thurston came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 12 of the 101 homes sold in Thurston were newly built (12%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP31 district, 12%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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