IP28 8LS postcode in Holywell Row, Suffolk

IP28 8LS is a postcode in Holywell Row, in the The Rows ward of West Suffolk. It is in the West Suffolk 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 69% of homes and businesses at IP28 8LS 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 9.2 km in a straight line

Where IP28 8LS is, and what is near it

Map of IP28 8LS and what is near it Map of IP28 8LS: 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), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP28 8AA: also in IP28 8IP28 8AB: also in IP28 8IP28 8AD: also in IP28 8IP28 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 8AQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8AR: 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 8BQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8BZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8DB: also in IP28 8IP28 8DD: also in IP28 8IP28 8DE: also in IP28 8IP28 8ED: also in IP28 8IP28 8EJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8EN: 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 8FZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8HH: also in IP28 8IP28 8HQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8HS: also in IP28 8IP28 8LT: also in IP28 8IP28 8LU: also in IP28 8IP28 8LY: also in IP28 8IP28 8LZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8NA: also in IP28 8IP28 8NB: also in IP28 8IP28 8NH: also in IP28 8IP28 8NL: 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 8SS: 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 8UX: also in IP28 8IP28 8WB: also in IP28 8IP28 8WD: also in IP28 8IP28 8WH: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZH: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZJ: also in IP28 8 Great Heath Academy 1.6 km2 places, 5.2–9.2 kmBeck Row IP28 8LS Map of IP28 8LS and what is near it Map of IP28 8LS: 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), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.6–6.9 km2 places, 5.2–9.2 kmThe Rows IP28 8LS
  • IP28 8LS
  • Other postcodes in IP28 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 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 52.3668, longitude 0.5062)

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 8LS?

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 8LS?

Every home and business at IP28 8LS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 69% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

IP28 8LS 69% West Suffolk 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IP28 8LS 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 8LS?

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

Check the bin days for IP28 8LS 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 8LS 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 8LS.

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 8LS: 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 8LS 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 8LS?

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 8LS

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in IP28 8LS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 October 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 8LS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around IP28 8LS. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (39%). 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 8LS

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 £3,919 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,829.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (16%)£1,568
Band Babout 200 (36%)£1,829
Band Cabout 130 (23%)£2,090
Band Dabout 90 (16%)£2,351
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£2,874
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,397
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,919
Band Hfewer than 5£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 39% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 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 8LS is in (ONS area E01034564), 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 8LS?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP28 8LS is Lakenheath Rail Station, 9.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Lakenheath Rail Station Railway station 9.2 kmDrive
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station Railway station 9.5 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 Street, 44 m away.

More stations near IP28 8LS, 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 8LS?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP28 8LS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.6 kmCycle
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 8LS?

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

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 8LS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP28 8LS, 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 IP28 8LS?

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

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

The centre of IP28 8LS 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 8LS?

Police.uk records 24 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP28 8LS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Burglary2 reports
Drugs2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report

Also: criminal damage and arson 1, 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 8LS

Ward
The Rows
Parish
Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Holywell Row
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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IP28 8PU130 mIP28 8WH140 mIP28 8UU170 mIP28 8NH200 mIP28 8UX220 mIP28 8LU220 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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