IP31 3SH postcode in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk

IP31 3SH 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 48% of homes and businesses can get it. Mid Suffolk: 62% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in IP31 3, last 12 months. ▼ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Thurston 2.4 km in a straight line

Where IP31 3SH is, and what is near it

Map of IP31 3SH and what is near it Map of IP31 3SH: its centre point, with the 321 other postcodes in the IP31 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP31 3FJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3FL: also in IP31 3IP31 3FP: also in IP31 3IP31 3FQ: also in IP31 3IP31 3FR: also in IP31 3IP31 3FT: also in IP31 3IP31 3FZ: also in IP31 3IP31 3GD: also in IP31 3IP31 3GR: also in IP31 3IP31 3GT: also in IP31 3IP31 3GU: also in IP31 3IP31 3GW: also in IP31 3IP31 3GX: also in IP31 3IP31 3GY: also in IP31 3IP31 3GZ: also in IP31 3IP31 3LB: also in IP31 3IP31 3LE: also in IP31 3IP31 3LF: also in IP31 3IP31 3LG: also in IP31 3IP31 3LH: also in IP31 3IP31 3LJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3LN: also in IP31 3IP31 3LP: also in IP31 3IP31 3LQ: also in IP31 3IP31 3LR: also in IP31 3IP31 3LS: also in IP31 3IP31 3LT: also in IP31 3IP31 3LU: also in IP31 3IP31 3LY: also in IP31 3IP31 3LZ: also in IP31 3IP31 3NG: also in IP31 3IP31 3NY: also in IP31 3IP31 3QG: also in IP31 3IP31 3QH: also in IP31 3IP31 3QJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3QY: also in IP31 3IP31 3QZ: also in IP31 3IP31 3RJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3RL: also in IP31 3IP31 3RN: also in IP31 3IP31 3RP: also in IP31 3IP31 3RR: also in IP31 3IP31 3RS: also in IP31 3IP31 3RT: also in IP31 3IP31 3RU: also in IP31 3IP31 3RW: also in IP31 3IP31 3RX: also in IP31 3IP31 3RY: also in IP31 3IP31 3RZ: also in IP31 3IP31 3SA: also in IP31 3IP31 3SB: also in IP31 3IP31 3SD: also in IP31 3IP31 3SE: also in IP31 3IP31 3SF: also in IP31 3IP31 3SJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3SL: also in IP31 3IP31 3SN: also in IP31 3IP31 3SP: also in IP31 3IP31 3SQ: also in IP31 3IP31 3SR: also in IP31 3IP31 3SS: also in IP31 3IP31 3ST: also in IP31 3IP31 3SU: also in IP31 3IP31 3SX: also in IP31 3IP31 3SY: also in IP31 3IP31 3SZ: also in IP31 3IP31 3TB: also in IP31 3IP31 3TH: also in IP31 3IP31 3TJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3TS: also in IP31 3IP31 3TT: also in IP31 3IP31 3TU: also in IP31 3IP31 3TW: also in IP31 3IP31 3TY: also in IP31 3IP31 3UA: also in IP31 3IP31 3UB: also in IP31 3IP31 3UD: also in IP31 3IP31 3UE: also in IP31 3IP31 3UF: also in IP31 3IP31 3UG: also in IP31 3IP31 3UH: also in IP31 3IP31 3UX: also in IP31 3IP31 3XG: also in IP31 3IP31 3XH: also in IP31 3IP31 3XJ: also in IP31 3IP31 3XL: also in IP31 3IP31 3XN: also in IP31 3IP31 3XU: also in IP31 3 Thurston station 2.4 kmIxworth High School 5.0 kmWoolpit Health Centre 5.1 kmElmswell station 5.3 kmThurston IP31 3SH Map of IP31 3SH and what is near it Map of IP31 3SH: its centre point, with the 321 other postcodes in the IP31 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 5.0–5.2 kmElmswell station 5.3 kmThurston IP31 3SH
  • IP31 3SH
  • Other postcodes in IP31 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 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 52.2574, longitude 0.8419)

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 3SH?

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 3SH?

48% of the homes and businesses at IP31 3SH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 48% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)48% can get it

Mid Suffolk: 62%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)48% 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 IP31 3SH?

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 3SH 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 3SH.

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 3SH: 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 3SH 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 3SH?

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 3SH

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in IP31 3SH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 January 2026. 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 IP31 3SH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,330 homes in the neighbourhood around IP31 3SH. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (50%). 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 3SH

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 C, the most common, is £2,059.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (5%)£1,545
Band Babout 310 (23%)£1,802
Band Cabout 340 (26%)£2,059
Band Dabout 280 (21%)£2,317
Band Eabout 240 (18%)£2,832
Band Fabout 50 (4%)£3,347
Band Gabout 40 (3%)£3,861
Band Hwithheld£4,634

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 50% 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 3SH is in (ONS area E01030084), 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 3SH?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP31 3SH is Thurston Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Thurston Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Elmswell Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Poplar Farm, 236 m away.

More stations near IP31 3SH, 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 3SH?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP31 3SH 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 IP31 3SH?

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

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 3SH?

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

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP31 3SH, 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.

  • Thurston Pharmacy Mon and Tue 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Wed 9am to 1pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01359 232727 2.3 kmCycle

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 3SH?

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

The centre of IP31 3SH 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 3SH?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP31 3SH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 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 IP31 3SH

Ward
Thurston
Parish
Thurston
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger 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.

IP31 3SJ110 mIP31 3TB210 mIP31 3GT220 mIP31 3SL220 mIP31 3SN390 mIP31 3SQ570 m
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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