IP30 9PS postcode in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk

IP30 9PS is a postcode in Mid Suffolk, in the Thurston ward. It is in the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 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 can get it. Mid Suffolk: 62% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in IP30 9, last 12 months. ▼ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Thurston 3.2 km in a straight line

Where IP30 9PS is, and what is near it

Map of IP30 9PS and what is near it Map of IP30 9PS: its centre point, with the 369 other postcodes in the IP30 9 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. IP30 9AA: also in IP30 9IP30 9AB: also in IP30 9IP30 9AD: also in IP30 9IP30 9AE: also in IP30 9IP30 9AF: also in IP30 9IP30 9AG: also in IP30 9IP30 9AJ: also in IP30 9IP30 9AL: also in IP30 9IP30 9AN: also in IP30 9IP30 9AQ: also in IP30 9IP30 9AR: also in IP30 9IP30 9AW: also in IP30 9IP30 9BF: also in IP30 9IP30 9BN: also in IP30 9IP30 9BY: also in IP30 9IP30 9ES: also in IP30 9IP30 9FH: also in IP30 9IP30 9FT: also in IP30 9IP30 9FU: also in IP30 9IP30 9GQ: also in IP30 9IP30 9HS: also in IP30 9IP30 9NN: also in IP30 9IP30 9NU: also in IP30 9IP30 9NX: also in IP30 9IP30 9NY: also in IP30 9IP30 9NZ: also in IP30 9IP30 9PA: also in IP30 9IP30 9PB: also in IP30 9IP30 9PD: also in IP30 9IP30 9PE: also in IP30 9IP30 9PF: also in IP30 9IP30 9PG: also in IP30 9IP30 9PH: also in IP30 9IP30 9PJ: also in IP30 9IP30 9PL: also in IP30 9IP30 9PN: also in IP30 9IP30 9PP: also in IP30 9IP30 9PQ: also in IP30 9IP30 9PR: also in IP30 9IP30 9PT: also in IP30 9IP30 9PU: also in IP30 9IP30 9PW: also in IP30 9IP30 9PX: also in IP30 9IP30 9PY: also in IP30 9IP30 9PZ: also in IP30 9IP30 9QD: also in IP30 9IP30 9QE: also in IP30 9IP30 9SB: also in IP30 9IP30 9SF: also in IP30 9IP30 9SQ: also in IP30 9IP30 9TX: also in IP30 9IP30 9TY: also in IP30 9IP30 9TZ: also in IP30 9IP30 9UP: also in IP30 9IP30 9UU: also in IP30 9IP30 9UY: also in IP30 9IP30 9UZ: also in IP30 9IP30 9WA: also in IP30 9IP30 9WD: also in IP30 9IP30 9WF: also in IP30 9IP30 9WG: also in IP30 9IP30 9WJ: also in IP30 9IP30 9WL: also in IP30 9IP30 9WR: also in IP30 9IP30 9ZA: also in IP30 9 School 2.8 kmThurston station 3.2 kmWoolpit Health Centre 3.3 kmSchool 3.4 kmElmswell station 4.0 km2 places, 6.3–7.6 kmIxworth Surgery 7.0 kmElmswell & Woolpit IP30 9PS Map of IP30 9PS and what is near it Map of IP30 9PS: its centre point, with the 369 other postcodes in the IP30 9 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. 2 schools, 2.8–3.4 kmThurston station 3.2 kmWoolpit Health Centre 3.3 kmIxworth Surgery 7.0 kmElmswell & Woolpit IP30 9PS
  • IP30 9PS
  • Other postcodes in IP30 9: 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 52.2418, longitude 0.8538)

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 IP30 9PS?

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 IP30 9PS?

Every home and business at IP30 9PS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Mid Suffolk: 62%

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

Mid Suffolk: 97%

The line marks the figure across Mid Suffolk.

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 IP30 9PS?

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

Mid Suffolk 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 IP30 9PS 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 IP30 9PS.

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 Mid Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP30 9PS: 2,948 properties in Mid Suffolk are at high risk (4.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Mid 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 IP30 9PS 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 IP30 9PS?

Homes in IP30 9 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, down 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£366,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £469,000 72 sales
  • Semi-detached £261,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £230,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole IP30 district: a typical £374,975 from 174 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 IP30 9PS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP30 9PS 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

What council tax band are homes near IP30 9PS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around IP30 9PS. The largest share of them, 19%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (20%). 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 IP30 9PS

Band D in Mid Suffolk for 2026‑27: £2,317. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,545 (band A) to £4,634 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,059.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (9%)£1,545
Band Babout 140 (15%)£1,802
Band Cabout 180 (19%)£2,059
Band Dabout 150 (16%)£2,317
Band Eabout 180 (19%)£2,832
Band Fabout 110 (12%)£3,347
Band Gabout 90 (9%)£3,861
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,634

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 16% 2020 or later

Averages for Mid 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 IP30 9PS is in (ONS area E01030049), 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 IP30 9PS?

The nearest open schools to IP30 9PS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP30 9PS, 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 IP30 9PS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP30 9PS is Thurston Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Thurston Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Elmswell Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

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 IP30 9PS, 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 IP30 9PS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP30 9PS, 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 IP30 9PS?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP30 9PS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EV On The Move Charging point · 8 chargers 2.9 kmCycle
  • A charging point 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 IP30 9PS?

The nearest to the centre of IP30 9PS, 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 IP30 9PS?

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 IP30 9PS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP30 9PS, 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 IP30 9PS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP30 9PS, 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 IP30 9PS?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP30 9PS 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 IP30 9PS in a conservation area?

The centre of IP30 9PS 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 IP30 9PS?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP30 9PS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 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 IP30 9PS

Ward
Thurston
Parish
Tostock
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.

IP30 9NU440 mIP30 9PX450 mIP30 9PT470 mIP31 3SG480 mIP30 9FT520 mIP30 9QD530 m
All of IP30

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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