IP28 8QU postcode in West Suffolk, Suffolk

IP28 8QU 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 January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 29 of 29 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at IP28 8QU 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 Shippea Hill 6.9 km in a straight line

Where IP28 8QU is, and what is near it

Map of IP28 8QU and what is near it Map of IP28 8QU: 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), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A1101 IP28 8DP: also in IP28 8IP28 8DR: also in IP28 8IP28 8DS: also in IP28 8IP28 8NP: also in IP28 8IP28 8NR: also in IP28 8IP28 8NS: also in IP28 8IP28 8NU: also in IP28 8IP28 8NX: also in IP28 8IP28 8NY: also in IP28 8IP28 8NZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8PA: also in IP28 8IP28 8PB: also in IP28 8IP28 8PD: also in IP28 8IP28 8PF: also in IP28 8IP28 8PH: also in IP28 8IP28 8PQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8QA: also in IP28 8IP28 8QB: also in IP28 8IP28 8QD: also in IP28 8IP28 8QE: also in IP28 8IP28 8QG: also in IP28 8IP28 8QH: also in IP28 8IP28 8QJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8QL: also in IP28 8IP28 8QN: also in IP28 8IP28 8QP: also in IP28 8IP28 8QQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8QS: also in IP28 8IP28 8QT: also in IP28 8IP28 8QW: also in IP28 8IP28 8QY: also in IP28 8IP28 8RA: also in IP28 8IP28 8RB: also in IP28 8IP28 8RD: also in IP28 8IP28 8RE: also in IP28 8IP28 8RF: also in IP28 8IP28 8RG: also in IP28 8IP28 8RN: also in IP28 8IP28 8UN: also in IP28 8IP28 8WZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8XE: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZD: also in IP28 8 School 3.3 kmSchool 5.0 kmShippea Hill station 6.9 km2 places, 7.0–7.9 kmLakenheath Surgery 8.0 kmThe Rows IP28 8QU Map of IP28 8QU and what is near it Map of IP28 8QU: 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), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 3.3 km2 places, 5.0–6.2 kmSchool 5.7 kmShippea Hill station 6.9 kmLakenheath Surgery 8.0 kmThe Rows IP28 8QU
  • IP28 8QU
  • 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 52.3686, longitude 0.4290)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP28 8QU?

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 8QU?

None of the homes and businesses at IP28 8QU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

IP28 8QU 0% West Suffolk 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IP28 8QU 0% West Suffolk 99%
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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 8QU?

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

Check the bin days for IP28 8QU 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 8QU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 29 homes and businesses at IP28 8QU. 29 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

29 homes and businesses at IP28 8QU Low: 29

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 West Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP28 8QU: 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 8QU is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 18:21 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 18:21 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IP28 8QU?

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 8QU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP28 8QU 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 IP28 8QU

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at IP28 8QU. 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 IP28 8QU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around IP28 8QU. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (24%). 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 8QU

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 180 (20%)£1,568
Band Babout 220 (25%)£1,829
Band Cabout 190 (22%)£2,090
Band Dabout 130 (15%)£2,351
Band Eabout 120 (14%)£2,874
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,397
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,919
Band Hfewer than 5£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 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 8QU is in (ONS area E01032526), 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 8QU?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP28 8QU is Shippea Hill Rail Station, 6.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Shippea Hill Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive
  • Soham 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.

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

More stations near IP28 8QU, 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 8QU?

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

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

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

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 8QU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP28 8QU, 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 2.4 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 IP28 8QU?

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

The centre of IP28 8QU 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 8QU?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP28 8QU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 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 IP28 8QU

Ward
The Rows
Parish
West Row
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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Nearby postcodes

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

IP28 8QL810 mIP28 8RE1.2 kmIP28 8QJ1.3 kmIP28 8RF1.3 kmIP28 8QT1.3 kmIP28 8QS1.4 km
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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