IP28 8DF postcode in West Suffolk, Suffolk

IP28 8DF is a postcode in West Suffolk, in the The Rows ward. It is in the West Suffolk parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since October 1984.

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 at IP28 8DF can get it Across West Suffolk: 83% Typical price £278,830 Homes sold in IP28 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.8% on the year before Nearest station Lakenheath 7.8 km in a straight line

Where IP28 8DF is, and what is near it

Map of IP28 8DF and what is near it Map of IP28 8DF: its centre point, with the 395 other postcodes in the IP28 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 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. IP28 8AE: also in IP28 8IP28 8AF: also in IP28 8IP28 8AG: also in IP28 8IP28 8AH: also in IP28 8IP28 8AJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8AL: also in IP28 8IP28 8AN: also in IP28 8IP28 8AP: also in IP28 8IP28 8AQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8AR: also in IP28 8IP28 8AS: also in IP28 8IP28 8AT: also in IP28 8IP28 8AU: also in IP28 8IP28 8AW: also in IP28 8IP28 8AX: also in IP28 8IP28 8AY: also in IP28 8IP28 8AZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8BA: also in IP28 8IP28 8BB: also in IP28 8IP28 8BD: also in IP28 8IP28 8BE: also in IP28 8IP28 8BF: also in IP28 8IP28 8BG: also in IP28 8IP28 8BH: also in IP28 8IP28 8BJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8BL: also in IP28 8IP28 8BN: also in IP28 8IP28 8BP: also in IP28 8IP28 8BQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8BS: also in IP28 8IP28 8BT: also in IP28 8IP28 8BU: also in IP28 8IP28 8BW: also in IP28 8IP28 8BY: also in IP28 8IP28 8BZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8DD: also in IP28 8IP28 8DE: also in IP28 8IP28 8DH: also in IP28 8IP28 8DL: also in IP28 8IP28 8DN: also in IP28 8IP28 8EE: also in IP28 8IP28 8EH: also in IP28 8IP28 8EN: also in IP28 8IP28 8ES: also in IP28 8IP28 8ET: also in IP28 8IP28 8EU: also in IP28 8IP28 8EX: also in IP28 8IP28 8EY: also in IP28 8IP28 8FA: also in IP28 8IP28 8FD: also in IP28 8IP28 8FE: also in IP28 8IP28 8FF: also in IP28 8IP28 8FG: also in IP28 8IP28 8FU: also in IP28 8IP28 8GG: also in IP28 8IP28 8HH: also in IP28 8IP28 8HS: also in IP28 8IP28 8HW: also in IP28 8IP28 8LU: also in IP28 8IP28 8LX: also in IP28 8IP28 8NB: also in IP28 8IP28 8ND: also in IP28 8IP28 8NH: also in IP28 8IP28 8NW: also in IP28 8IP28 8PU: also in IP28 8IP28 8QF: also in IP28 8IP28 8RL: also in IP28 8IP28 8RP: also in IP28 8IP28 8RS: also in IP28 8IP28 8ST: also in IP28 8IP28 8SU: also in IP28 8IP28 8SX: also in IP28 8IP28 8SY: also in IP28 8IP28 8UA: also in IP28 8IP28 8UB: also in IP28 8IP28 8UD: also in IP28 8IP28 8UE: also in IP28 8IP28 8UF: also in IP28 8IP28 8UG: also in IP28 8IP28 8UH: also in IP28 8IP28 8UP: also in IP28 8IP28 8UU: also in IP28 8IP28 8UW: also in IP28 8IP28 8WB: also in IP28 8IP28 8WD: also in IP28 8IP28 8WE: also in IP28 8IP28 8YD: also in IP28 8IP28 8YE: also in IP28 8IP28 8YF: also in IP28 8IP28 8YG: also in IP28 8IP28 8YJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8YN: also in IP28 8IP28 8YP: also in IP28 8IP28 8YQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8YR: also in IP28 8IP28 8YS: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZF: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZH: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZJ: also in IP28 8 3 places, 3.0–8.3 kmLakenheath Surgery 3.9 kmShippea Hill station 8.1 kmBeck Row IP28 8DF Map of IP28 8DF and what is near it Map of IP28 8DF: its centre point, with the 395 other postcodes in the IP28 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 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. 3 places, 3.0–8.3 kmShippea Hill station 8.1 kmThe Rows IP28 8DF
  • IP28 8DF
  • Other postcodes in IP28 8: 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 52.3802, longitude 0.5001)

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 IP28 8DF?

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 IP28 8DF?

Every home and business at IP28 8DF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

IP28 8DF 100% West Suffolk 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IP28 8DF 100% West Suffolk 99%
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 IP28 8DF?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Suffolk District Council's days for IP28 8DF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for IP28 8DF on BinDayBuddy

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 IP28 8DF 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 IP28 8DF.

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 West Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP28 8DF: 9,522 properties in West Suffolk are at high risk (8.2% of all its properties). All the figures for West 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 IP28 8DF 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 IP28 8DF?

Homes in IP28 8 sold for a typical £278,830 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 177 sales, up 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£278,830 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£276,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £345,000 83 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 47 sales
  • Terraced £238,500 38 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £179,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole IP28 district: a typical £278,830 from 341 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 IP28 8DF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in IP28 8DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 September 2024. 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 IP28 8DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around IP28 8DF. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (27%). 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 IP28 8DF

Band D in West Suffolk for 2026‑27: £2,351. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,568 (band A) to £3,397 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,568.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (27%)£1,568
Band Babout 90 (15%)£1,829
Band Cabout 150 (25%)£2,090
Band Dabout 120 (20%)£2,351
Band Eabout 60 (10%)£2,874
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,397
Band Gfewer than 5£3,919
Band Hfewer than 5£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 27% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for West 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 IP28 8DF is in (ONS area E01032524), 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 IP28 8DF?

The nearest open schools to IP28 8DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP28 8DF, 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 IP28 8DF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP28 8DF is Lakenheath Rail Station, 7.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Lakenheath Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station Railway station 8.1 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 IP28 8DF, 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 IP28 8DF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP28 8DF, 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 IP28 8DF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP28 8DF 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 IP28 8DF?

The nearest to the centre of IP28 8DF, 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 IP28 8DF?

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 IP28 8DF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP28 8DF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Wings Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01638 583934 2.6 kmCycle
  • Mildenhall Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01638 582510 3.5 kmCycle
  • Crossways Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01638 515556 3.7 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 pharmacies are near IP28 8DF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP28 8DF, 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 IP28 8DF?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP28 8DF 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 IP28 8DF in a conservation area?

The centre of IP28 8DF 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 IP28 8DF?

Police.uk records 19 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP28 8DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences10 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: other theft 1, other crime 1.

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 IP28 8DF

Ward
The Rows
Parish
Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
October 1984

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

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

IP28 8BN270 mIP28 8BP270 mIP28 8BT410 mIP28 8BL560 mIP28 8AS590 mIP28 8WE680 m
All of IP28

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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