IP29
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Barrow, in West Suffolk and Babergh.
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 IP29 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 2% of people in IP29 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How IP29 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IP29 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP29 at a rate of 26.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP29.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (117), other crime (54) and criminal damage and arson (31).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP29 was 27.1 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 IP29, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP29 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IP29
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh 002A | 2,106 | 17.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 47.2% |
| West Suffolk 010A | 2,592 | 25.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.9% |
| West Suffolk 010B | 2,202 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.9% |
| West Suffolk 010C | 2,211 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.8% |
MPs for IP29
- Nick TimothyConservativeMP for West Suffolk67% of IP29’s postcodes
- James CartlidgeConservativeMP for South Suffolk27% of IP29’s postcodes
- Dr Peter PrinsleyLabourMP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket6.1% of IP29’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 IP291
Postcode sectors in IP292
Councils IP29 covers2
Postcode districts next to IP295
More in the IP postcode area2
IP29 in brief
IP29 is a postcode district covering Barrow, in West Suffolk and Babergh.
About 9,833 people lived in IP29 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £410,000 in 2025 across 129 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 26.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP29 was £410,000 in 2025.
IP29 had 9,415 usual residents at the census.
About 2% of people in IP29 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP29, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.