Postcode IP31 1ST is located in an urban city, within the The Fornhams & Great Barton area of West Suffolk in the East of England region, and forms part of the Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 27.5 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 67% below the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. The average income per household in Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham is £59,034 per year. The median sale price in The Fornhams & Great Barton is £407,500 (around £330 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £327,750 and £520,000. The nearest station is Bury St Edmunds, about 1.1 miles away. There are 2 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area.
Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 27,252 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 17% least deprived areas in England.
Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham has a very low crime rate, with approximately 27.5 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 1.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 12.1% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham is £59,034 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near IP31 1ST.
Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham near IP31 1ST has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Bury St Edmunds located about 1.1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 46 recent sales, the median property price is £407,500 (about £330 per square foot) in The Fornhams & Great Barton area, with individual transactions ranging from £150,000 up to £1,100,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 27 | £450,000 | £389 |
| Semi-Detached | 12 | £380,538 | £287 |
| Terraced | 5 | £267,000 | £369 |
| Flats | 2 | £152,500 | £304 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £425,000 | £270,000 | £226,250 |
| 2017 | £425,000 | £254,000 | £269,000 |
| 2018 | £417,500 | £315,000 | £230,400 |
| 2019 | £407,000 | £330,000 | £195,000 |
| 2020 | £451,000 | £240,000 | £275,000 |
| 2021 | £500,000 | £307,500 | £240,000 |
| 2022 | £535,000 | £327,500 | £248,000 |
| 2023 | £441,250 | £320,000 | £251,000 |
| 2024 | £495,000 | £305,000 | £395,250 |
| 2025 | £517,500 | £357,500 | £225,000 |
| 2026 | £450,000 | £350,000 | £296,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £280 | £315 | £283 |
| 2017 | £294 | £287 | £283 |
| 2018 | £300 | £288 | £281 |
| 2019 | £294 | £264 | £326 |
| 2020 | £320 | £256 | £356 |
| 2021 | £330 | £300 | £345 |
| 2022 | £359 | £364 | £377 |
| 2023 | £359 | £380 | £364 |
| 2024 | £358 | £337 | £371 |
| 2025 | £329 | £298 | £417 |
| 2026 | £373 | £306 | £259 |
There were 4 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near IP31 1ST.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Dec 2025 | Eleysium Cottage, The Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1SW | Terraced | Freehold | £225,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 1, School Cottages, School Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1SP | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £267,000 | |
| 08 Jul 2026 | 12, Wentworth Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6XE | Detached | Freehold | £340,000 | |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Horizon House, Lamdin Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6NU | Other | Freehold | £762,000 |
In the IP31 1ST postcode area, located within Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham, there are 2 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s inspection details to see the full breakdown.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Tollgate Primary School | Academy sponsor led | Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Oct 2023. | |
Tollgate Primary School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 3 Oct 2023
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| 0.9 mi | Secondary | St Benedict's Catholic School | Academy converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Sept 2016. | |
St Benedict's Catholic School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 28 Sept 2016
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| 0.9 mi | Primary | Howard Community Academy | Academy sponsor led | Area360 rating. Inspected 1 Jul 2025. | |
Howard Community Academy ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Jul 2025
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Annual council tax rates for West Suffolk district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for IP31 1ST, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Beccy Hopfensperger
The Fornhams & Great Barton - Elected 4 May 2023
Sarah Olivia Broughton
The Fornhams & Great Barton - Elected 4 May 2023
Peter Prinsley
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around IP31 1ST records about 27 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 2 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across East of England as a whole the rate is about 82 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson.
The median sale price around IP31 1ST in The Fornhams & Great Barton is £407,500 (about £330 per square foot) based on 46 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 5 schools close to IP31 1ST, including Tollgate Primary School (Good), St Benedict's Catholic School (Good) and Howard Community Academy (Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
IP31 1ST scores 2 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 27,252 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket covering IP31 1ST is Peter Prinsley (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 2 local councillors: Beccy Hopfensperger (Conservative and Unionist Party) and Sarah Olivia Broughton (Conservative and Unionist Party).