IP31 1SW
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Property report — IP31 1SW
Open-data due diligence for IP31 1SW and the area around it.
IP31 1SW in brief: 47 recorded sales (£50,000–£1,450,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for IP31 1SW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the IP31 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£366,119
Population
13,627
Crimes recorded
4
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
25%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in IP31 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (15 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | £225,000 | ELEYSIUM COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-08-16 | £1,450,000 | BURWELL HOUSE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2023-02-07 | £265,000 | TRISCO THE STREET | Other |
| 2023-02-03 | £395,000 | GATE COTTAGE THE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-23 | £775,000 | OAK RISE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2022-04-14 | £274,375 | HOLLY LODGE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2020-08-20 | £285,000 | HOLM OAK HOUSE THE STREET | Other |
| 2018-12-20 | £415,000 | KRISTIE COTTAGE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2018-08-17 | £208,000 | ELEYSIUM COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-03-05 | £590,000 | HOLLY LODGE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2017-02-28 | £639,000 | CHURCH VIEW THE STREET | Detached |
| 2015-07-15 | £172,500 | ELEYSIUM COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-02-28 | £285,435 | ROSE COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-01-24 | £200,000 | PRU-HOUSE THE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2013-12-13 | £890,000 | BURWELL HOUSE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2013-11-18 | £205,000 | ST NICHOLAS COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-11-23 | £282,700 | HOLLY LODGE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2012-02-17 | £172,500 | THE HOUSE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-12-07 | £830,000 | THE OLD RECTORY, 1 THE STREET | Detached |
| 2011-02-11 | £220,000 | CHRISTMAS COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-07-07 | £146,000 | ELEYSIUM COTTAGE THE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-24 | £475,000 | OAK RISE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2006-07-07 | £225,000 | OETZ COTTAGE THE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2005-11-25 | £161,500 | THE HOUSE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-06-24 | £118,000 | ELEYSIUM COTTAGE THE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2004-07-13 | £395,000 | THE HOLLIES THE STREET | Detached |
| 2004-03-19 | £212,613 | ROSE COTTAGE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2004-03-19 | £194,950 | ST NICHOLAS COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-11-28 | £375,000 | ACHARACLE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2003-08-26 | £105,000 | THE HOUSE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-10-31 | £450,000 | BLEAK HOUSE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2002-04-08 | £250,000 | THE OLD PARSONAGE THE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-12 | £135,000 | PRU-HOUSE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-08-10 | £229,000 | SHERBORNE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2001-05-02 | £159,500 | FORNHAM HALL COTTAGE THE STREET | Detached |
| 2001-04-25 | £156,000 | KRISTIE COTTAGE THE STREET | Detached |
| 1999-10-29 | £89,000 | ST NICHOLAS COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-08-13 | £82,250 | PRU-HOUSE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-08-28 | £131,000 | SHERBORNE THE STREET | Detached |
| 1997-08-22 | £90,000 | ORD LODGE THE STREET | Detached |
| 1997-03-07 | £160,000 | ACHARACLE THE STREET | Detached |
| 1997-01-24 | £50,000 | ELEYSIUM COTTAGE THE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-20 | £62,000 | PRU-HOUSE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-11-15 | £98,000 | GATE COTTAGE THE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-30 | £65,750 | PRU-HOUSE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-05-13 | £67,000 | ST NICHOLAS COTTAGE THE STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-09-13 | £147,000 | ACHARACLE THE STREET | Detached |
47 recorded sales on IP31 1SW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tollgate Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Benedict's Catholic School | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Bury St Edmunds County High School | 1.1 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Howard Community Academy | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| King Edward VI CEVC School | 1.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy | 1.5 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SWAN SURGERY (1.5 mi) · VICTORIA SURGERY (1.7 mi) · THE GUILDHALL AND BARROW SURGERY (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HOSPITAL ROAD SITE (2.1 mi) · WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · CUH AT WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (2.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BOUNDARY WALL TO GARDEN OF FORNHAM HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · Fornham St Martin War Memorial (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · GAZEBO AT REAR OF THE WOOLPACK PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · TESCO IN-STORE PHARMACY (1.2 mi) · SWAN PHARMACY (1.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Bury St Edmunds (1.2 mi) · Thurston (4.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.1 mi) · Asda (1.6 mi) · Aldi (1.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 5,666
Owned 70% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for IP31 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in IP31 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 4/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for IP31 1SW in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictIP31 | SectorIP31 1 | PostcodeIP31 1SW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £411,850 | £366,119 | £289,555 |
| Population | 29,416 | 13,627 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 21 | 4 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 43% | 25% | 97% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 85% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (IP31 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 3 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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