IP29 5EA postcode in Barrow, West Suffolk, Suffolk

IP29 5EA is a postcode in Barrow, West Suffolk, in the Barrow ward of West Suffolk. It is in the West Suffolk parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since July 2015.

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 can get it. West Suffolk: 83% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in IP29 5, last 12 months. ▲ 5.8% on the year before Nearest station Kennett 7.8 km in a straight line

Where IP29 5EA is, and what is near it

Map of IP29 5EA and what is near it Map of IP29 5EA: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the IP29 5 sector, 3 schools (2 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. IP29 5AA: also in IP29 5IP29 5AB: also in IP29 5IP29 5AD: also in IP29 5IP29 5AE: also in IP29 5IP29 5AF: also in IP29 5IP29 5AG: also in IP29 5IP29 5AJ: also in IP29 5IP29 5AN: also in IP29 5IP29 5AP: also in IP29 5IP29 5AS: also in IP29 5IP29 5AT: also in IP29 5IP29 5AU: also in IP29 5IP29 5AW: also in IP29 5IP29 5AZ: also in IP29 5IP29 5BG: also in IP29 5IP29 5BQ: also in IP29 5IP29 5BS: also in IP29 5IP29 5BU: also in IP29 5IP29 5BX: also in IP29 5IP29 5BY: also in IP29 5IP29 5DA: also in IP29 5IP29 5DD: also in IP29 5IP29 5DE: also in IP29 5IP29 5DF: also in IP29 5IP29 5DG: also in IP29 5IP29 5DH: also in IP29 5IP29 5DJ: also in IP29 5IP29 5DL: also in IP29 5IP29 5DN: also in IP29 5IP29 5DP: also in IP29 5IP29 5DQ: also in IP29 5IP29 5DS: also in IP29 5IP29 5DT: also in IP29 5IP29 5DU: also in IP29 5IP29 5DX: also in IP29 5IP29 5DY: also in IP29 5IP29 5DZ: also in IP29 5IP29 5EB: also in IP29 5IP29 5EE: also in IP29 5IP29 5EF: also in IP29 5IP29 5EG: also in IP29 5IP29 5EH: also in IP29 5IP29 5EJ: also in IP29 5IP29 5EP: also in IP29 5IP29 5EQ: also in IP29 5IP29 5ES: also in IP29 5IP29 5ET: also in IP29 5IP29 5EY: also in IP29 5IP29 5EZ: also in IP29 5 School 4.6 kmWickhambrook Surgery 7.7 kmKennett station 7.8 kmAbbey Gardens School 7.9 km2 GP practices, 8.2–9.0 kmBury St Edmunds station 9.0 kmBarrow IP29 5EA Map of IP29 5EA and what is near it Map of IP29 5EA: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the IP29 5 sector, 3 schools (2 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 250 m. School 4.6 kmKennett station 7.8 km2 places, 7.9–9.0 kmBarrow IP29 5EA
  • IP29 5EA
  • Other postcodes in IP29 5: press one for its page
  • 3 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 52.2370, longitude 0.5843)

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 IP29 5EA?

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 5EA?

Every home and business at IP29 5EA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

West Suffolk: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

West Suffolk: 99%

The line marks the figure across West Suffolk.

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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 IP29 5EA?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Suffolk District Council's days for IP29 5EA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for IP29 5EA 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 IP29 5EA 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 5EA.

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 IP29 5EA: 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 IP29 5EA 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 5EA?

Homes in IP29 5 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 73 sales, up 5.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£378,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £477,500 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £370,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £325,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 5EA

HM Land Registry records 9 standard sales of homes in IP29 5EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. The middle sale was £345,000, from £180,000 to £445,000. Across IP29 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £400,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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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 5EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,180 homes in the neighbourhood around IP29 5EA. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (23%). 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 5EA

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 £4,703 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,829.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (5%)£1,568
Band Babout 310 (26%)£1,829
Band Cabout 260 (22%)£2,090
Band Dabout 220 (19%)£2,351
Band Eabout 140 (12%)£2,874
Band Fabout 100 (8%)£3,397
Band Gabout 80 (7%)£3,919
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 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 IP29 5EA is in (ONS area E01030098), 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 5EA?

The nearest open schools to IP29 5EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP29 5EA, 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 5EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP29 5EA is Kennett Rail Station, 7.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Kennett Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive
  • Bury St Edmunds Rail Station Railway station 9.0 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 5EA, 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 IP29 5EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP29 5EA, 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 IP29 5EA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP29 5EA 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.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near IP29 5EA?

The nearest to the centre of IP29 5EA, 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 5EA?

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 5EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP29 5EA, 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 IP29 5EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP29 5EA, 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 IP29 5EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP29 5EA 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 5EA in a conservation area?

The centre of IP29 5EA 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 5EA?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP29 5EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

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 IP29 5EA

Ward
Barrow
Parish
Barrow
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Barrow, West Suffolk
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
July 2015

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.

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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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