IP22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Diss, in South Norfolk, Mid Suffolk and Breckland.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IP22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 22% of people in IP22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How IP22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IP22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP22 at a rate of 52.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 128 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (485), other crime (199) and shoplifting (154).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP22 was 47.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in IP22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP22 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IP22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckland 014C | 1,609 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 60.2% |
| Breckland 014D | 2,394 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.4% |
| Mid Suffolk 002B | 1,435 | 16.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 48.1% |
| Mid Suffolk 002D | 1,586 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 60.2% |
| Mid Suffolk 002E | 1,315 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.9% |
| South Norfolk 014A | 1,236 | 20.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 82.3% |
| South Norfolk 014B | 1,543 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.4% |
| South Norfolk 015A | 1,647 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.8% |
| South Norfolk 015B | 1,541 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.4% |
| South Norfolk 015D | 1,739 | 214.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.5% |
| South Norfolk 015E | 1,083 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 41.1% |
| South Norfolk 015F | 1,332 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.3% |
| South Norfolk 015G | 2,138 | 57.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.0% |
| South Norfolk 015H | 1,439 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 58.4% |
| West Suffolk 005B | 1,452 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 46.5% |
| West Suffolk 005C | 1,245 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 24.0% |
MPs for IP22
- Adrian RamsayGreen PartyMP for Waveney Valley79% of IP22’s postcodes
- Terry JermyLabourMP for South West Norfolk12% of IP22’s postcodes
- Dr Peter PrinsleyLabourMP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket8.6% of IP22’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in IP223
Postcode sectors in IP225
Councils IP22 covers3
Towns in IP221
Postcode districts next to IP226
More in the IP postcode area2
IP22 in brief
IP22 is a postcode district covering Diss, in South Norfolk, Mid Suffolk and Breckland.
About 23,038 people lived in IP22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £325,000 in 2025 across 352 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP22 was £325,000 in 2025.
IP22 had 22,790 usual residents at the census.
About 22% of people in IP22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP22, 69.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.