IP32 6QA postcode in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

IP32 6QA is a postcode in Bury St Edmunds, in the St Olaves ward of West Suffolk. 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. West Suffolk: 83% Typical price £266,950 Homes sold in IP32 6, last 12 months. ▼ 6.3% on the year before Nearest station Bury St Edmunds 1.3 km in a straight line

Where IP32 6QA is, and what is near it

Map of IP32 6QA and what is near it Map of IP32 6QA: its centre point, with the 271 other postcodes in the IP32 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP32 6AD: also in IP32 6IP32 6AE: also in IP32 6IP32 6AF: also in IP32 6IP32 6AG: also in IP32 6IP32 6AH: also in IP32 6IP32 6AJ: also in IP32 6IP32 6AL: also in IP32 6IP32 6AN: also in IP32 6IP32 6AP: also in IP32 6IP32 6AQ: also in IP32 6IP32 6AR: also in IP32 6IP32 6AS: also in IP32 6IP32 6AT: also in IP32 6IP32 6AU: also in IP32 6IP32 6AW: also in IP32 6IP32 6AX: also in IP32 6IP32 6AY: also in IP32 6IP32 6AZ: also in IP32 6IP32 6BA: also in IP32 6IP32 6BB: also in IP32 6IP32 6BD: also in IP32 6IP32 6BE: also in IP32 6IP32 6BF: also in IP32 6IP32 6BG: also in IP32 6IP32 6BH: also in IP32 6IP32 6BJ: also in IP32 6IP32 6BL: also in IP32 6IP32 6BP: also in IP32 6IP32 6BQ: also in IP32 6IP32 6BS: also in IP32 6IP32 6BT: also in IP32 6IP32 6BU: also in IP32 6IP32 6BY: also in IP32 6IP32 6BZ: also in IP32 6IP32 6DA: also in IP32 6IP32 6DB: also in IP32 6IP32 6DD: also in IP32 6IP32 6DE: also in IP32 6IP32 6DF: also in IP32 6IP32 6DG: also in IP32 6IP32 6DH: also in IP32 6IP32 6DL: also in IP32 6IP32 6DN: also in IP32 6IP32 6DP: also in IP32 6IP32 6DQ: also in IP32 6IP32 6DR: also in IP32 6IP32 6DW: also in IP32 6IP32 6DY: also in IP32 6IP32 6DZ: also in IP32 6IP32 6EA: also in IP32 6IP32 6EB: also in IP32 6IP32 6ED: also in IP32 6IP32 6EE: also in IP32 6IP32 6EG: also in IP32 6IP32 6EY: also in IP32 6IP32 6EZ: also in IP32 6IP32 6GA: also in IP32 6IP32 6GU: also in IP32 6IP32 6GX: also in IP32 6IP32 6LL: also in IP32 6IP32 6LN: also in IP32 6IP32 6LP: also in IP32 6IP32 6LR: also in IP32 6IP32 6LS: also in IP32 6IP32 6LT: also in IP32 6IP32 6LU: also in IP32 6IP32 6LW: also in IP32 6IP32 6LX: also in IP32 6IP32 6LZ: also in IP32 6IP32 6NA: also in IP32 6IP32 6PA: also in IP32 6IP32 6PB: also in IP32 6IP32 6PD: also in IP32 6IP32 6PE: also in IP32 6IP32 6PF: also in IP32 6IP32 6PG: also in IP32 6IP32 6PH: also in IP32 6IP32 6PJ: also in IP32 6IP32 6PL: also in IP32 6IP32 6PN: also in IP32 6IP32 6PP: also in IP32 6IP32 6PQ: also in IP32 6IP32 6PR: also in IP32 6IP32 6PS: also in IP32 6IP32 6PT: also in IP32 6IP32 6PU: also in IP32 6IP32 6PW: also in IP32 6IP32 6PX: also in IP32 6IP32 6PY: also in IP32 6IP32 6PZ: also in IP32 6IP32 6QB: also in IP32 6IP32 6QD: also in IP32 6IP32 6QE: also in IP32 6IP32 6QF: also in IP32 6IP32 6QG: also in IP32 6IP32 6QH: also in IP32 6IP32 6QJ: also in IP32 6IP32 6QL: also in IP32 6IP32 6QN: also in IP32 6IP32 6QP: also in IP32 6IP32 6QQ: also in IP32 6IP32 6QR: also in IP32 6IP32 6QS: also in IP32 6IP32 6QT: also in IP32 6IP32 6QU: also in IP32 6IP32 6QX: also in IP32 6IP32 6QY: also in IP32 6IP32 6RB: also in IP32 6IP32 6RD: also in IP32 6IP32 6RE: also in IP32 6IP32 6RF: also in IP32 6IP32 6RG: also in IP32 6IP32 6RH: also in IP32 6IP32 6RJ: also in IP32 6IP32 6RL: also in IP32 6IP32 6RN: also in IP32 6IP32 6RP: also in IP32 6IP32 6RQ: also in IP32 6IP32 6RR: also in IP32 6IP32 6RS: also in IP32 6IP32 6RT: also in IP32 6IP32 6RU: also in IP32 6IP32 6RX: also in IP32 6IP32 6RY: also in IP32 6IP32 6RZ: also in IP32 6IP32 6SA: also in IP32 6IP32 6SB: also in IP32 6IP32 6SD: also in IP32 6IP32 6SE: also in IP32 6IP32 6SF: also in IP32 6IP32 6SG: also in IP32 6IP32 6SH: also in IP32 6IP32 6SJ: also in IP32 6IP32 6SL: also in IP32 6IP32 6SN: also in IP32 6IP32 6SP: also in IP32 6IP32 6SQ: also in IP32 6IP32 6SR: also in IP32 6IP32 6SS: also in IP32 6IP32 6ST: also in IP32 6IP32 6SU: also in IP32 6IP32 6SW: also in IP32 6IP32 6SX: also in IP32 6IP32 6SY: also in IP32 6IP32 6SZ: also in IP32 6IP32 6TA: also in IP32 6IP32 6TB: also in IP32 6IP32 6TD: also in IP32 6IP32 6TE: also in IP32 6IP32 6TL: also in IP32 6IP32 6TP: also in IP32 6IP32 6UD: also in IP32 6 Swan Surgery 1.6 kmThurston station 7.8 kmSt Olaves IP32 6QA Map of IP32 6QA and what is near it Map of IP32 6QA: its centre point, with the 271 other postcodes in the IP32 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. St Olaves IP32 6QA
  • IP32 6QA
  • Other postcodes in IP32 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • 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 52.2534, longitude 0.6945)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP32 6QA?

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 IP32 6QA?

Every home and business at IP32 6QA 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.

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 IP32 6QA?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Suffolk District Council's days for IP32 6QA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 IP32 6QA 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 IP32 6QA.

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 IP32 6QA: 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 IP32 6QA 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 IP32 6QA?

Homes in IP32 6 sold for a typical £266,950 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 122 sales, down 6.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£266,950 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£285,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £410,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £270,000 51 sales
  • Terraced £231,500 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £177,500 12 sales

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

Across the whole IP32 district: a typical £282,000 from 241 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 IP32 6QA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP32 6QA 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 IP32 6QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 510 homes in the neighbourhood around IP32 6QA. Over half of them (94%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (84%). 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 IP32 6QA

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 £2,090 (band C); band B, the most common, is £1,829.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,568
Band Babout 480 (94%)£1,829
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,090
Band Dfewer than 5£2,351
Band Efewer than 5£2,874
Band Ffewer than 5£3,397
Band Gfewer than 5£3,919
Band Hfewer than 5£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 84% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 IP32 6QA is in (ONS area E01030140), 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 IP32 6QA?

The nearest open schools to IP32 6QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP32 6QA, 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 IP32 6QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP32 6QA is Bury St Edmunds Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Bury St Edmunds Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Thurston Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Prigg Walk, 104 m away.

More stations near IP32 6QA, 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 IP32 6QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP32 6QA, 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 IP32 6QA?

4 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP32 6QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • Swarco Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 400 mWalk
  • Swarco Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 400 mWalk

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 IP32 6QA?

The nearest to the centre of IP32 6QA, 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 IP32 6QA?

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 IP32 6QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP32 6QA, 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 IP32 6QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP32 6QA, 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 IP32 6QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP32 6QA 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 IP32 6QA in a conservation area?

The centre of IP32 6QA 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 IP32 6QA?

Police.uk records 135 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP32 6QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences57 reports
Shoplifting18 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Public order12 reports
Other theft11 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports

Also: drugs 5, burglary 4, vehicle crime 2, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 IP32 6QA

Ward
St Olaves
Parish
Bury St Edmunds
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Bury St Edmunds
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

IP32 6PU60 mIP32 6QB70 mIP32 6PY100 mIP32 6PS120 mIP32 6QD150 mIP33 3SZ150 m
All of IP32

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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