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Mid Suffolk Area Guide

IP31 3QX · Mid Suffolk · East of England

A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for IP31 3QX.

Sat · 12 Sep
23°high
Partly cloudy13° low
Sun21°16° lowShowers13 Sep
Mon23°16° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue20°16° lowFair15 Sep
Today17°11° lowFair16 Sep
Tomorrow19°13° lowFair17 Sep
Fri17°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+5.8%Mid Suffolk · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationThurston0.1 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,726Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Mid Suffolk

IP31 3QX is in the Mid Suffolk local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Thurston, about 0.1 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£346,250IP31 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 23 Jul 2026

188 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£320,276Mid Suffolk

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+5.8%Mid Suffolk

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £346,250 Use area average: £320,276
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Checking recent planning…This section will update when the latest local records are ready.
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Mid Suffolk.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Thurston Community CollegeSecondary · Ages 11–180.3 mi
  2. Thurston Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · Ages 5–110.5 mi
  3. Great Barton Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · Ages 5–112.3 mi
  4. Norton CEVC Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–112.5 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,726 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding IP31 3QX—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 17.0%16–64 · 56.9%65+ · 26.1%
What area does this cover?

Mid Suffolk 004E (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime17

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 11Public order · 2Anti-social behaviour · 1
Employment3.3%

Unemployment estimate for Mid Suffolk · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.

Local councilMid SuffolkLocal authority for IP31 3QX
Latest general election · 2024Labour32.9% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour32.9% of votes64.8% turnout
2019Conservative62.9% of votes69.4% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA140.8 miles
Clean air & driving chargesChecking local driving rules…This information is updating
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Stansted Airport

About 35.1 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

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Bus and tram stops nearby

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Public transport nearby
NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
HM Prison Highpoint14.6 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Nowton Park3.6 mi
  2. Bradfield Woods4.3 mi
  3. West Stow8.0 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Peddars Way And Norfolk Coast Path10.0 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around IP31 3QX.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around IP31 3QX
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
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O2
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Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 04:04
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 23 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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