IP17 3AE postcode in Westleton, Suffolk

IP17 3AE is a postcode in Westleton, in the Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. East Suffolk: 85% Typical price £345,000 Homes sold in IP17 3, last 12 months. ▼ 24.3% on the year before Nearest station Darsham 3.6 km in a straight line

Where IP17 3AE is, and what is near it

Map of IP17 3AE and what is near it Map of IP17 3AE: its centre point, with the 201 other postcodes in the IP17 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP17 3AA: also in IP17 3IP17 3AB: also in IP17 3IP17 3AD: also in IP17 3IP17 3AF: also in IP17 3IP17 3AG: also in IP17 3IP17 3AH: also in IP17 3IP17 3AL: also in IP17 3IP17 3AN: also in IP17 3IP17 3AP: also in IP17 3IP17 3AQ: also in IP17 3IP17 3AR: also in IP17 3IP17 3AS: also in IP17 3IP17 3AT: also in IP17 3IP17 3AU: also in IP17 3IP17 3AW: also in IP17 3IP17 3AX: also in IP17 3IP17 3AY: also in IP17 3IP17 3AZ: also in IP17 3IP17 3BA: also in IP17 3IP17 3BB: also in IP17 3IP17 3BD: also in IP17 3IP17 3BE: also in IP17 3IP17 3BF: also in IP17 3IP17 3BJ: also in IP17 3IP17 3BL: also in IP17 3IP17 3BN: also in IP17 3IP17 3BT: also in IP17 3IP17 3BU: also in IP17 3IP17 3BW: also in IP17 3IP17 3BX: also in IP17 3IP17 3BZ: also in IP17 3IP17 3DA: also in IP17 3IP17 3EJ: also in IP17 3IP17 3EL: also in IP17 3IP17 3FE: also in IP17 3IP17 3FH: also in IP17 3IP17 3NG: also in IP17 3IP17 3NH: also in IP17 3IP17 3NJ: also in IP17 3IP17 3NL: also in IP17 3IP17 3NN: also in IP17 3IP17 3NP: also in IP17 3IP17 3NQ: also in IP17 3IP17 3NR: also in IP17 3IP17 3NU: also in IP17 3IP17 3NW: also in IP17 3IP17 3NX: also in IP17 3IP17 3NY: also in IP17 3IP17 3PA: also in IP17 3 Darsham station 3.6 kmSchool 4.4 km3 places, 5.9–6.3 kmWrentham, Wangford & Westleton IP17 3AE Map of IP17 3AE and what is near it Map of IP17 3AE: its centre point, with the 201 other postcodes in the IP17 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 5.9–6.3 km2 places, 7.6–7.9 kmWrentham, Wangford & Westleton IP17 3AE
  • IP17 3AE
  • Other postcodes in IP17 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 4 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 52.2642, longitude 1.5738)

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 3AE?

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 3AE?

Every home and business at IP17 3AE 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

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 3AE?

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 3AE 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 3AE.

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 3AE: 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 3AE 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 3AE?

Homes in IP17 3 sold for a typical £345,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, down 24.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£345,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£455,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 24.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £372,500 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £297,500 8 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 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 3AE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in IP17 3AE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 July 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at IP17 3AE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at IP17 3AE. 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 IP17 3AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,310 homes in the neighbourhood around IP17 3AE. The largest share of them, 19%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (41%). 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 3AE

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 £4,670 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,816.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (9%)£1,557
Band Babout 250 (19%)£1,816
Band Cabout 200 (15%)£2,075
Band Dabout 250 (19%)£2,335
Band Eabout 240 (18%)£2,854
Band Fabout 150 (11%)£3,372
Band Gabout 90 (7%)£3,891
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,670

When the homes were built

  1. 41% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 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 3AE is in (ONS area E01030222), 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 3AE?

The nearest open schools to IP17 3AE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP17 3AE, 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 3AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP17 3AE is Darsham Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Darsham Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Saxmundham Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Crown, 151 m away.

More stations near IP17 3AE, 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 3AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP17 3AE, 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 3AE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP17 3AE 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 3AE?

The nearest to the centre of IP17 3AE, 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 3AE?

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 3AE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP17 3AE, 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 vets are near IP17 3AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP17 3AE 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 3AE in a conservation area?

The centre of IP17 3AE is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 3AE?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of IP17 3AE in the latest month it has published.

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 3AE

Ward
Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton
Parish
Westleton
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Westleton
Rural or urban
Smaller 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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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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