Peppermint Walk, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JY

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Peppermint Walk is in Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds and in Forest Heath district. IP28 8JY is located in the Iceni electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of West Suffolk. This postcode has been in use since 2014-09-01.

StreetScan combines information about Peppermint Walk, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: IP28 8ZG, IP28 8FX, IP28 8ZE, IP28 8GJ, IP28 8FQ, IP28 8FT, IP28 8FW, IP28 8XQ, IP28 8TR.

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IP28 8JY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.2%	51.5%	1.3%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	49.8%	48.5%	-1.3%	49.0%	-0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.6%	39.5%	0.9%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	50.9%	48.9%	-2.0%	44.2%	4.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	2.6%	3.5%	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	7%	7.6%	0.6%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	6.1%	-5.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	65.2%	62.9%	-2.3%	48.4%	14.5%
Good health	29.6%	29.4%	-0.2%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	4.5%	6.8%	2.3%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.1%	15%	4.9%	18.2%	-3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.9%	6.9%	-1.0%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.8%	12.8%	-3.0%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	5.2%	3.9%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.9%	21.1%	6.2%	16.9%	4.2%
Degree or Similar	34.6%	34.9%	0.3%	33.8%	1.1%
Other	15.4%	4%	-11.4%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	2.8%	0.7%	-2.1%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	2.1%	2.8%	0.7%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.1%	2.4%	0.3%	0.8%	1.6%
White	88.2%	85.6%	-2.6%	81.4%	4.2%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	2.1%	1.6%	-0.5%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	68.8%	-3.7%	83.2%	-14.4%
European Union	4.2%	8.1%	3.9%	6.1%	2.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	2.9%	0.8%	5.6%	-2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	18.8%	17.5%	-1.3%	1.3%	16.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.4%	68.6%	-2.8%	83.2%	-14.6%
10+ Years	16%	7.8%	-8.2%	9.8%	-2.0%
5-10 Years	5.9%	2.6%	-3.3%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	4.5%	9.5%	5.0%	2.2%	7.3%
Less than 2 years	2.1%	11.5%	9.4%	1.9%	9.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.6%	76.7%	-19.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	18%	0.3%	17.7%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	15.6%	13.5%	2.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	52.4%	37.2%	15.2%
Christian	39.2%	46.2%	-7.0%
Muslim	1%	6.5%	-5.5%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Peppermint Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Peppermint Walk was 91.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 322.1% higher than the Chedburgh & Chevington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Peppermint Walk has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington and the 109th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 76.6%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in IP28 8JY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Peppermint Walk are based on 28 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Forest Heath.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Peppermint Walk, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8JY

Estimated Average Property Prices for IP28 8JY

Average Price
£280,596

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£277,496

Detached
£327,528

Flats/Maisonettes
£183,203

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Peppermint Walk

Average Price
£284,034

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£281,900

Detached
£337,324

Flats/Maisonettes
£200,925

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Peppermint WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Peppermint Walk, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2025-02-19	£210,130
1 Peppermint Walk, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£295,000	2023-06-13	£301,753
22 Peppermint Walk, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2022-05-27	£316,180
6 Peppermint Walk, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£256,000	2021-07-23	£284,027
17 Peppermint Walk, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£225,000	2021-03-29	£249,352

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IP28 8JY

Employment

IP28 8JY area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	224
Part-Time Employee	66
Self-Employed	32
Looking after home or family	27
Retired	18
Other	16
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Other	39
Human health and social work activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Education	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Manufacturing	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Construction	10
Transport and storage	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Christopher's CEVCP School St Christopher's Cevcp School, Bellflower Crescent , Red Lodge IP28 8XQ	1out of 4	208 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Pines Primary School Manor Wood , Red Lodge IP28 8WL	- not rated	654 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kennett Primary School 98 Station Road , Kennett CB8 7QQ	3out of 4	2,800 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Academy Trinity Avenue , Mildenhall IP28 7LR	3out of 4	5,187 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mildenhall College Academy The Hub , Sheldrick Way IP28 7JX	3out of 4	4,867 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Mighty Mug Cafe	Unit 9, Bellflower Crescent		205 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Red Lodge Sports Pavilion SPORTS PAVILION SPORTS PAVILION HUNDRED ACRE WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	224 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	75.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	220.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	34.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.