IP27
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Brandon, Lakenheath and Town Street, in West 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 IP27 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 75% of people in IP27 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How IP27 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IP27 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP27 at a rate of 44.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP27.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (422), other crime (204) and criminal damage and arson (88).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP27 was 46.7 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 IP27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP27 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IP27
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckland 012C | 1,275 | 43.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.5% |
| West Suffolk 001A | 1,576 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.2% |
| West Suffolk 001B | 1,689 | 21.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.8% |
| West Suffolk 001C | 1,608 | 81.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 69.9% |
| West Suffolk 001D | 2,538 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.8% |
| West Suffolk 001E | 1,313 | No figure | 6 | 26.5% |
| West Suffolk 002A | 1,664 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.4% |
| West Suffolk 002B | 2,426 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 58.2% |
| West Suffolk 002C | 1,853 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 69.0% |
| West Suffolk 002D | 2,150 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.7% |
| West Suffolk 002E | 1,597 | 52.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.6% |
MPs for IP27
- Nick TimothyConservativeMP for West Suffolk89% of IP27’s postcodes
- Terry JermyLabourMP for South West Norfolk11% of IP27’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 IP272
Postcode sectors in IP273
Councils IP27 covers2
Towns in IP271
Postcode districts next to IP274
Nearest rail stations2
More in the IP postcode area2
IP27 in brief
IP27 is a postcode district covering Brandon, Lakenheath and Town Street, in West Suffolk and Breckland.
About 21,377 people lived in IP27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £240,000 in 2025 across 314 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 44.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP27 was £240,000 in 2025.
IP27 had 20,489 usual residents at the census.
About 75% of people in IP27 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP27, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.