IP29 4HW postcode in Babergh, Suffolk

IP29 4HW is a postcode in Babergh, in the Chadacre ward. It is in the South 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 100% of homes and businesses at IP29 4HW can get it Across Babergh: 75% Typical price £425,000 Homes sold in IP29 4, last 12 months. ▼ 1.6% on the year before Nearest station Sudbury (Suffolk) 11.6 km in a straight line

Where IP29 4HW is, and what is near it

Map of IP29 4HW and what is near it Map of IP29 4HW: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the IP29 4 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP29 4DS: also in IP29 4IP29 4DT: also in IP29 4IP29 4EA: also in IP29 4IP29 4HD: also in IP29 4IP29 4HE: also in IP29 4IP29 4HF: also in IP29 4IP29 4HG: also in IP29 4IP29 4HH: also in IP29 4IP29 4HJ: also in IP29 4IP29 4HL: also in IP29 4IP29 4HN: also in IP29 4IP29 4HP: also in IP29 4IP29 4HQ: also in IP29 4IP29 4HR: also in IP29 4IP29 4HS: also in IP29 4IP29 4HT: also in IP29 4IP29 4HU: also in IP29 4IP29 4HX: also in IP29 4IP29 4HY: also in IP29 4IP29 4HZ: also in IP29 4IP29 4JA: also in IP29 4IP29 4JB: also in IP29 4IP29 4JD: also in IP29 4IP29 4PA: also in IP29 4IP29 4PX: also in IP29 4IP29 4PY: also in IP29 4IP29 4QA: also in IP29 4IP29 4QB: also in IP29 4IP29 4QD: also in IP29 4IP29 4QE: also in IP29 4IP29 4QF: also in IP29 4IP29 4QG: also in IP29 4IP29 4QH: also in IP29 4IP29 4QJ: also in IP29 4IP29 4QT: also in IP29 4 School 3.6 kmSudbury (Suffolk) station 11.6 kmChadacre IP29 4HW Map of IP29 4HW and what is near it Map of IP29 4HW: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the IP29 4 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.6 kmSudbury (Suffolk) station 11.6 kmChadacre IP29 4HW
  • IP29 4HW
  • Other postcodes in IP29 4: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 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 52.1409, longitude 0.7285)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP29 4HW?

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 IP29 4HW?

Every home and business at IP29 4HW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

IP29 4HW 100% Babergh 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IP29 4HW 100% Babergh 98%
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 IP29 4HW?

BinDayBuddy does not read Babergh District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Babergh 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 IP29 4HW 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 IP29 4HW.

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 Babergh

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP29 4HW: 3,312 properties in Babergh are at high risk (5.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Babergh

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 IP29 4HW 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 IP29 4HW?

Homes in IP29 4 sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 39 sales, down 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£425,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£432,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £447,500 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £407,500 14 sales
  • Terraced £240,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole IP29 district: a typical £411,000 from 112 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 IP29 4HW

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in IP29 4HW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 April 2026. The middle sale was £525,000, from £385,000 to £610,000. Across IP29 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £425,000. 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 IP29 4HW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around IP29 4HW. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). 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 IP29 4HW

Band D in Babergh for 2026‑27: £2,342. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,561 (band A) to £4,683 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,081.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,561
Band Babout 140 (15%)£1,821
Band Cabout 190 (20%)£2,081
Band Dabout 170 (18%)£2,342
Band Eabout 160 (17%)£2,862
Band Fabout 120 (13%)£3,382
Band Gabout 100 (11%)£3,903
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,683

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Babergh 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 IP29 4HW is in (ONS area E01029881), 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 IP29 4HW?

The nearest open schools to IP29 4HW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP29 4HW, 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 IP29 4HW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP29 4HW is Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station, 11.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station Railway station 11.6 kmDrive
  • Bury St Edmunds Rail Station Railway station 12.6 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 IP29 4HW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IP29 4HW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP29 4HW 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 IP29 4HW?

The nearest to the centre of IP29 4HW, 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 IP29 4HW?

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 IP29 4HW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP29 4HW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Willows Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01284 830665 2.9 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 IP29 4HW?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP29 4HW 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 IP29 4HW in a conservation area?

The centre of IP29 4HW 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 IP29 4HW?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP29 4HW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson1 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 IP29 4HW

Ward
Chadacre
Parish
Shimpling
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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around IP29 4HW

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Nearby postcodes

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

IP29 4HE90 mIP29 4HJ150 mIP29 4HP160 mIP29 4HS260 mIP29 4HN320 mIP29 4HR330 m
All of IP29

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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