Is IP21 4FA a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

IP21 4FA is a postcode in Palgrave, Mid Suffolk, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near IP21 4FA, then scores the surrounding small area 47/100 - bottom 36% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around IP21 4FA are health and safety, while schools and education is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for IP21 4FA is based on South Norfolk 013 Census 2021. It covers 7,544 residents, 160 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 50, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 67% owner-occupied, 16% privately rented, 15% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near IP21 4FA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the IP21 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £475k from 54 rolling sales, up 1.1% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near IP21 4FA by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near IP21 4FA; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.