IP17 1BG postcode in Saxmundham, Suffolk

IP17 1BG is a postcode in Saxmundham, in the Saxmundham ward of East Suffolk. It is in the Suffolk Coastal 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. East Suffolk: 85% Typical price £322,000 Homes sold in IP17 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.9% on the year before Nearest station Saxmundham 200 m in a straight line

Where IP17 1BG is, and what is near it

Map of IP17 1BG and what is near it Map of IP17 1BG: its centre point, with the 326 other postcodes in the IP17 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. IP17 1AA: also in IP17 1IP17 1AB: also in IP17 1IP17 1AF: also in IP17 1IP17 1AG: also in IP17 1IP17 1AH: also in IP17 1IP17 1AJ: also in IP17 1IP17 1AL: also in IP17 1IP17 1AP: also in IP17 1IP17 1AS: also in IP17 1IP17 1AU: also in IP17 1IP17 1AX: also in IP17 1IP17 1AY: also in IP17 1IP17 1AZ: also in IP17 1IP17 1BA: also in IP17 1IP17 1BB: also in IP17 1IP17 1BD: also in IP17 1IP17 1BE: also in IP17 1IP17 1BF: also in IP17 1IP17 1BH: also in IP17 1IP17 1BJ: also in IP17 1IP17 1BL: also in IP17 1IP17 1BN: also in IP17 1IP17 1BP: also in IP17 1IP17 1BQ: also in IP17 1IP17 1BT: also in IP17 1IP17 1BW: also in IP17 1IP17 1DB: also in IP17 1IP17 1DD: also in IP17 1IP17 1DF: also in IP17 1IP17 1DJ: also in IP17 1IP17 1DL: also in IP17 1IP17 1DN: also in IP17 1IP17 1DP: also in IP17 1IP17 1DR: also in IP17 1IP17 1DS: also in IP17 1IP17 1DT: also in IP17 1IP17 1DU: also in IP17 1IP17 1DW: also in IP17 1IP17 1DX: also in IP17 1IP17 1DY: also in IP17 1IP17 1DZ: also in IP17 1IP17 1EB: also in IP17 1IP17 1ED: also in IP17 1IP17 1EE: also in IP17 1IP17 1EF: also in IP17 1IP17 1EG: also in IP17 1IP17 1EH: also in IP17 1IP17 1EL: also in IP17 1IP17 1EQ: also in IP17 1IP17 1EX: also in IP17 1IP17 1EY: also in IP17 1IP17 1EZ: also in IP17 1IP17 1FA: also in IP17 1IP17 1FH: also in IP17 1IP17 1FX: also in IP17 1IP17 1WA: also in IP17 1IP17 1XQ: also in IP17 1IP17 1XS: also in IP17 1IP17 1XT: also in IP17 1IP17 1YA: also in IP17 1IP17 1YB: also in IP17 1IP17 1YH: also in IP17 1 2 bus stops, 400 mAldeburgh & Leiston IP17 1BG Map of IP17 1BG and what is near it Map of IP17 1BG: its centre point, with the 326 other postcodes in the IP17 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Aldeburgh & Leiston IP17 1BG
  • IP17 1BG
  • Other postcodes in IP17 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 16 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 52.2164, longitude 1.4880)

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 IP17 1BG?

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 IP17 1BG?

Every home and business at IP17 1BG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

East Suffolk: 85%

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

East Suffolk: 98%

The line marks the figure across East 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 IP17 1BG?

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

East 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 IP17 1BG 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 IP17 1BG.

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 East Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP17 1BG: 4,795 properties in East Suffolk are at high risk (3% of all its properties). All the figures for East 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 IP17 1BG 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 IP17 1BG?

Homes in IP17 1 sold for a typical £322,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 101 sales, up 3.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£322,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 58 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,750 16 sales
  • Terraced £240,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole IP17 district: a typical £325,000 from 152 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 IP17 1BG

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in IP17 1BG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near IP17 1BG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,270 homes in the neighbourhood around IP17 1BG. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (29%). 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 IP17 1BG

Band D in East Suffolk for 2026‑27: £2,335. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,557 (band A) to £3,891 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,816.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (24%)£1,557
Band Babout 330 (26%)£1,816
Band Cabout 320 (25%)£2,075
Band Dabout 150 (12%)£2,335
Band Eabout 120 (9%)£2,854
Band Fabout 30 (2%)£3,372
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,891
Band Hwithheld£4,670

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 20% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 29% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for East 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 IP17 1BG is in (ONS area E01030209), 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 IP17 1BG?

The nearest open schools to IP17 1BG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP17 1BG, 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 IP17 1BG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP17 1BG is Saxmundham Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Saxmundham Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Darsham Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mill Road, 234 m away.

More stations near IP17 1BG, 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 IP17 1BG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP17 1BG, 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 IP17 1BG?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP17 1BG 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 dentists are near IP17 1BG?

The nearest to the centre of IP17 1BG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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

Which hospitals are nearest to IP17 1BG?

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 care homes are near IP17 1BG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP17 1BG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 pharmacies are near IP17 1BG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP17 1BG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near IP17 1BG?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP17 1BG 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 IP17 1BG in a conservation area?

The centre of IP17 1BG 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 IP17 1BG?

Police.uk records 22 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP17 1BG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences17 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Shoplifting1 report
Other theft1 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 IP17 1BG

Ward
Saxmundham
Parish
Saxmundham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Saxmundham
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from 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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Nearby postcodes

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

IP17 1BQ70 mIP17 1BE90 mIP17 1BD100 mIP17 1BP100 mIP17 1BA110 mIP17 1BH110 m
All of IP17

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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