Is IP27 9AB a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

IP27 9AB is a postcode in Lakenheath, West Suffolk, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near IP27 9AB, then scores the surrounding small area 46/100 - bottom 34% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around IP27 9AB are health and local prosperity, while housing 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 IP27 9AB is based on West Suffolk 001 Census 2021. It covers 8,733 residents, 172 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 30, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 51% owner-occupied, 39% privately rented, 10% 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 IP27 9AB, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the IP27 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £151k from 74 rolling sales. 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 IP27 9AB 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 IP27 9AB; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.