IP31 3HL Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

IP31 3HL is a postcode in Walsham-le-Willows, Mid Suffolk, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near IP31 3HL, then scores the surrounding small area 54/100 - bottom 50% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around IP31 3HL are health and safety, 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 IP31 3HL is based on Mid Suffolk 002 Census 2021. It covers 8,992 residents, 77 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 52, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 77% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 9% 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 IP31 3HL, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the IP31 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £290k from 96 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 IP31 3HL 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 IP31 3HL; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.