IP17 3BP postcode in East Suffolk, Suffolk

IP17 3BP is a postcode in East Suffolk, in the Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton ward. It is in the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 22 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 60% 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 850 m in a straight line

Where IP17 3BP is, and what is near it

Map of IP17 3BP and what is near it Map of IP17 3BP: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP17 3BF: also in IP17 3IP17 3BS: also in IP17 3IP17 3BT: also in IP17 3IP17 3EL: also in IP17 3IP17 3EP: also in IP17 3IP17 3ER: also in IP17 3IP17 3ES: also in IP17 3IP17 3ET: also in IP17 3IP17 3EU: also in IP17 3IP17 3EX: also in IP17 3IP17 3EY: also in IP17 3IP17 3EZ: also in IP17 3IP17 3FA: also in IP17 3IP17 3FB: also in IP17 3IP17 3GZ: also in IP17 3IP17 3HA: also in IP17 3IP17 3HB: also in IP17 3IP17 3HD: also in IP17 3IP17 3HE: also in IP17 3IP17 3HL: also in IP17 3IP17 3HN: also in IP17 3IP17 3HQ: also in IP17 3IP17 3HR: also in IP17 3IP17 3HU: also in IP17 3IP17 3HW: also in IP17 3IP17 3JU: also in IP17 3IP17 3LA: also in IP17 3IP17 3LB: also in IP17 3IP17 3LD: also in IP17 3IP17 3LE: also in IP17 3IP17 3LF: also in IP17 3IP17 3LG: also in IP17 3IP17 3LH: also in IP17 3IP17 3LJ: also in IP17 3IP17 3LL: also in IP17 3IP17 3LQ: also in IP17 3IP17 3PD: also in IP17 3IP17 3PH: also in IP17 3IP17 3PL: also in IP17 3IP17 3PN: also in IP17 3IP17 3PR: also in IP17 3IP17 3PS: also in IP17 3IP17 3PT: also in IP17 3IP17 3PU: also in IP17 3IP17 3PW: also in IP17 3IP17 3PX: also in IP17 3IP17 3PY: also in IP17 3IP17 3PZ: also in IP17 3IP17 3QA: also in IP17 3IP17 3QB: also in IP17 3IP17 3QD: also in IP17 3IP17 3QE: also in IP17 3IP17 3QF: also in IP17 3IP17 3QJ: also in IP17 3IP17 3QY: also in IP17 3IP17 3RN: also in IP17 3 School 2.3 kmBramfield House School 5.1 km2 places, 6.2–6.6 kmWrentham, Wangford & Westleton IP17 3BP Map of IP17 3BP and what is near it Map of IP17 3BP: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 6.2–6.6 kmCutlers Hill Surgery 9.0 kmWrentham, Wangford & Westleton IP17 3BP
  • IP17 3BP
  • Other postcodes in IP17 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.2683, longitude 1.5332)

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 3BP?

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 3BP?

60% of the homes and businesses at IP17 3BP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 60% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)60% can get it

East Suffolk: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)60% 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 3BP?

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 3BP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 22 homes and businesses at IP17 3BP. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

22 homes and businesses at IP17 3BP Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 21

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.

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 3BP: 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 3BP 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 3BP?

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 3BP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP17 3BP 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 IP17 3BP

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at IP17 3BP. 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 3BP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,310 homes in the neighbourhood around IP17 3BP. 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 3BP

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 3BP 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 3BP?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP17 3BP is Darsham Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Darsham Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Saxmundham 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.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near IP17 3BP, 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 3BP?

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

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

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

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 3BP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP17 3BP, 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 3BP?

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

The centre of IP17 3BP 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 3BP?

Police.uk records 5 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP17 3BP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 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 3BP

Ward
Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton
Parish
Darsham
Region
East of England
Country
England
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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