IP21 5AJ postcode in Heckfield Green, Suffolk
IP21 5AJ is a postcode in Heckfield Green, in the Hoxne & Worlingworth ward of Mid Suffolk. It is in the Waveney Valley parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where IP21 5AJ is, and what is near it
- IP21 5AJ
- Other postcodes in IP21 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 1 railway station
- 3 GP practices
- 2 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 52.3410, longitude 1.2037)
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 IP21 5AJ?
- Mid SuffolkDistrict council Mid Suffolk: bins, council tax, planning
- SuffolkCounty council Suffolk: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around IP21 5AJ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- SuffolkPolice force area
- Waveney ValleyParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Adrian Ramsay (Green Party), as Parliament lists them. Contact Adrian Ramsay
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 IP21 5AJ?
Every home and business at IP21 5AJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 87% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 IP21 5AJ?
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 daysSource: 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 IP21 5AJ 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 IP21 5AJ.
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 IP21 5AJ: 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 IP21 5AJ 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near IP21 5AJ?
Homes in IP21 5 sold for a typical £430,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 54 sales, up 14.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £485,000 41 sales
- Semi-detached £255,000 9 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 IP21 district: a typical £350,000 from 131 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 IP21 5AJ
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in IP21 5AJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 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
What council tax band are homes near IP21 5AJ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around IP21 5AJ. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 D, the most common, is £2,317.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 90 (9%) | £1,545 |
| Band B | about 180 (18%) | £1,802 |
| Band C | about 140 (14%) | £2,059 |
| Band D | about 200 (20%) | £2,317 |
| Band E | about 200 (20%) | £2,832 |
| Band F | about 120 (12%) | £3,347 |
| Band G | about 60 (6%) | £3,861 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,634 |
When the homes were built
- 42% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 4% 1919 to 1939
- 10% 1945 to 1964
- 13% 1965 to 1982
- 12% 1983 to 1999
- 5% 2000 to 2009
- 8% 2010 to 2019
- 5% 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 IP21 5AJ is in (ONS area E01030058), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 IP21 5AJ?
The nearest open schools to IP21 5AJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 IP21 5AJ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of IP21 5AJ is Diss Rail Station, 6.5 km away in a straight line.
- Diss Rail Station Railway station 6.5 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Nuttery Vale, 57 m away.
More stations near IP21 5AJ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near IP21 5AJ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP21 5AJ, 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.
- Eye Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01379 870689 4.8 kmCycle
- Fressingfield Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01379 586456 7.3 kmDrive
- Lawns Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2023 · Phone 01379 642021 7.7 kmDrive
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 IP21 5AJ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP21 5AJ 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near IP21 5AJ?
The nearest to the centre of IP21 5AJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Diss Dental Care Centre Phone 01379 643789 7.2 kmDrive
- Dentabrite Clinic Phone 01379 652580 7.5 kmDrive
- Bupa Dental Care Diss Phone 01379 641165 7.6 kmDrive
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 care homes are near IP21 5AJ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of IP21 5AJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- The Depperhaugh Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01379 384236 2.5 kmCycle
- Oaklands Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01379 740646 4.5 kmCycle
- Hartismere Place Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01379 888216 4.7 kmCycle
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 IP21 5AJ?
The nearest vets to the centre of IP21 5AJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Oakwood Veterinary Clinic 4.4 kmCycle
- Linden House Veterinary Centre 6.2 kmDrive
- Vet3 Equine Care 7.8 kmDrive
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 IP21 5AJ in a conservation area?
The centre of IP21 5AJ 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 IP21 5AJ?
Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP21 5AJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for IP21 5AJ
- Ward
- Hoxne & Worlingworth
- Parish
- Hoxne
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Heckfield Green
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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