IP31 3EP postcode in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk

IP31 3EP is a postcode in Mid Suffolk, in the Walsham-le-Willows ward. It is in the Waveney Valley 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 0% of homes and businesses at IP31 3EP can get it Across Mid Suffolk: 62% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in IP31 3, last 12 months. ▼ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Elmswell 2.9 km in a straight line

Where IP31 3EP is, and what is near it

Map of IP31 3EP and what is near it Map of IP31 3EP: its centre point, with the 321 other postcodes in the IP31 3 sector, 4 schools (4 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. IP31 3DL: also in IP31 3IP31 3EJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3EL: also in IP31 3IP31 3EN: also in IP31 3IP31 3EW: also in IP31 3IP31 3EX: also in IP31 3IP31 3FS: also in IP31 3IP31 3GS: also in IP31 3IP31 3HA: also in IP31 3IP31 3HD: also in IP31 3IP31 3HE: also in IP31 3IP31 3HF: also in IP31 3IP31 3HG: also in IP31 3IP31 3HH: also in IP31 3IP31 3HJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3HL: also in IP31 3IP31 3HN: also in IP31 3IP31 3HQ: also in IP31 3IP31 3JX: also in IP31 3IP31 3NB: also in IP31 3IP31 3ND: also in IP31 3IP31 3NE: also in IP31 3IP31 3NF: also in IP31 3IP31 3NH: also in IP31 3IP31 3NJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3NL: also in IP31 3IP31 3NN: also in IP31 3IP31 3NP: also in IP31 3IP31 3NQ: also in IP31 3IP31 3NR: also in IP31 3IP31 3NW: also in IP31 3IP31 3QN: also in IP31 3IP31 3QR: also in IP31 3IP31 3XS: also in IP31 3 School 2.5 km2 places, 2.9–3.3 km2 places, 6.6 kmStanton Surgery 7.0 kmThurston IP31 3EP Map of IP31 3EP and what is near it Map of IP31 3EP: its centre point, with the 321 other postcodes in the IP31 3 sector, 4 schools (4 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 places, 2.5–6.6 km2 places, 2.9–3.3 kmSchool 6.6 kmStanton Surgery 7.0 kmThurston IP31 3EP
  • IP31 3EP
  • Other postcodes in IP31 3: 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 52.2639, longitude 0.9030)

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 IP31 3EP?

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 IP31 3EP?

Every home and business at IP31 3EP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

IP31 3EP 0% Mid Suffolk 62%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IP31 3EP 100% Mid Suffolk 97%
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 IP31 3EP?

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 IP31 3EP 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 IP31 3EP.

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 IP31 3EP: 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 IP31 3EP 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 IP31 3EP?

Homes in IP31 3 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 109 sales, down 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£367,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £442,500 63 sales
  • Semi-detached £280,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £217,500 11 sales

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

Across the whole IP31 district: a typical £355,000 from 233 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 IP31 3EP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP31 3EP 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 IP31 3EP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around IP31 3EP. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (21%). 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 IP31 3EP

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 £3,861 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,802.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,545
Band Babout 160 (24%)£1,802
Band Cabout 130 (20%)£2,059
Band Dabout 110 (17%)£2,317
Band Eabout 90 (14%)£2,832
Band Fabout 90 (14%)£3,347
Band Gabout 50 (8%)£3,861
Band Hwithheld£4,634

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 18% 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 IP31 3EP is in (ONS area E01030040), 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 IP31 3EP?

The nearest open schools to IP31 3EP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP31 3EP, 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 IP31 3EP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP31 3EP is Elmswell Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Elmswell Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Thurston Rail Station Railway station 6.6 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 IP31 3EP, 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 IP31 3EP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP31 3EP, 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 IP31 3EP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP31 3EP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.8 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 IP31 3EP?

The nearest to the centre of IP31 3EP, 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 IP31 3EP?

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 IP31 3EP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP31 3EP, 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 IP31 3EP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP31 3EP, 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 IP31 3EP?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP31 3EP 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 IP31 3EP in a conservation area?

The centre of IP31 3EP 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 IP31 3EP?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of IP31 3EP in the latest month it has published.

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 IP31 3EP

Ward
Walsham-le-Willows
Parish
Hunston
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 IP31 3EP

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Nearby postcodes

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

IP31 3NQ430 mIP31 3EW460 mIP31 3NN590 mIP31 3NW740 mIP31 3NP850 mIP31 3HJ1.2 km
All of IP31

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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