IP14 6BL postcode in Debenham, Suffolk

IP14 6BL is a postcode in Debenham, in the Debenham ward of Mid Suffolk. It is in the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Mid Suffolk: 62% Typical price £396,250 Homes sold in IP14 6, last 12 months. ▲ 12.4% on the year before Nearest station Needham Market 11.2 km in a straight line

Where IP14 6BL is, and what is near it

Map of IP14 6BL and what is near it Map of IP14 6BL: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the IP14 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. IP14 6BN: also in IP14 6IP14 6PG: also in IP14 6IP14 6PH: also in IP14 6IP14 6PR: also in IP14 6IP14 6PS: also in IP14 6IP14 6PX: also in IP14 6IP14 6PY: also in IP14 6IP14 6PZ: also in IP14 6IP14 6QA: also in IP14 6IP14 6QE: also in IP14 6IP14 6QF: also in IP14 6IP14 6QH: also in IP14 6IP14 6QJ: also in IP14 6IP14 6QL: also in IP14 6IP14 6QN: also in IP14 6IP14 6QP: also in IP14 6IP14 6QQ: also in IP14 6IP14 6QT: also in IP14 6IP14 6QU: also in IP14 6IP14 6QW: also in IP14 6IP14 6QX: also in IP14 6IP14 6QY: also in IP14 6IP14 6QZ: also in IP14 6IP14 6RA: also in IP14 6IP14 6RB: also in IP14 6IP14 6RD: also in IP14 6IP14 6RE: also in IP14 6IP14 6RF: also in IP14 6IP14 6RG: also in IP14 6IP14 6RH: also in IP14 6IP14 6RJ: also in IP14 6IP14 6RL: also in IP14 6IP14 6RN: also in IP14 6IP14 6RQ: also in IP14 6IP14 6RR: also in IP14 6IP14 6RS: also in IP14 6IP14 6RT: also in IP14 6IP14 6RU: also in IP14 6IP14 6RX: also in IP14 6IP14 6RY: also in IP14 6IP14 6RZ: also in IP14 6IP14 6SA: also in IP14 6IP14 6SB: also in IP14 6IP14 6SD: also in IP14 6IP14 6SE: also in IP14 6IP14 6SG: also in IP14 6IP14 6SH: also in IP14 6IP14 6SJ: also in IP14 6IP14 6SL: also in IP14 6IP14 6SN: also in IP14 6IP14 6SP: also in IP14 6IP14 6SQ: also in IP14 6 School 750 mSchool 4.8 kmGP 6.8 kmNeedham Market station 11.2 kmStowmarket station 12.3 kmDebenham IP14 6BL Map of IP14 6BL and what is near it Map of IP14 6BL: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the IP14 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 4.8 kmGP 6.8 kmStowmarket station 12.3 kmDebenham IP14 6BL
  • IP14 6BL
  • Other postcodes in IP14 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.2239, longitude 1.1716)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP14 6BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at IP14 6BL?

Every home and business at IP14 6BL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Mid Suffolk: 62%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Mid Suffolk: 97%

The line marks the figure across Mid Suffolk.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at IP14 6BL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Mid Suffolk District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Mid Suffolk District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is IP14 6BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include IP14 6BL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Mid Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP14 6BL: 2,948 properties in Mid Suffolk are at high risk (4.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Mid Suffolk

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of IP14 6BL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IP14 6BL?

Homes in IP14 6 sold for a typical £396,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, up 12.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£396,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£352,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £450,000 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £312,500 10 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole IP14 district: a typical £280,000 from 593 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in IP14 6BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP14 6BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at IP14 6BL

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at IP14 6BL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near IP14 6BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around IP14 6BL. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around IP14 6BL

Band D in Mid Suffolk for 2026‑27: £2,317. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,545 (band A) to £3,861 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,802.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (8%)£1,545
Band Babout 340 (29%)£1,802
Band Cabout 280 (24%)£2,059
Band Dabout 180 (15%)£2,317
Band Eabout 160 (13%)£2,832
Band Fabout 100 (8%)£3,347
Band Gabout 40 (3%)£3,861
Band Hwithheld£4,634

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Mid Suffolk before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of IP14 6BL is in (ONS area E01030048), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near IP14 6BL?

The nearest open schools to IP14 6BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP14 6BL, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to IP14 6BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP14 6BL is Needham Market Rail Station, 11.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Needham Market Rail Station Railway station 11.2 kmDrive
  • Stowmarket Rail Station Railway station 12.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest High School, 43 m away.

More stations near IP14 6BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near IP14 6BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP14 6BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IP14 6BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP14 6BL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to IP14 6BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near IP14 6BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP14 6BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is IP14 6BL in a conservation area?

The centre of IP14 6BL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near IP14 6BL?

Police.uk records 8 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP14 6BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for IP14 6BL

Ward
Debenham
Parish
Debenham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Debenham
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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IP14 6 sector IP14 district IP postcode area Debenham postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

IP14 6RL120 mIP14 6RJ160 mIP14 6RH230 mIP14 6SQ250 mIP14 6RQ270 mIP14 6SJ300 m
All of IP14

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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