Barleycorn Way, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8YQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IP28 8YQ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.9%	49.6%	-1.3%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	49.1%	50.4%	1.3%	49.0%	1.4%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of IP28 8YQ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 64.8% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	15.9%	26.6%	10.7%	37.9%	-11.3%
Married: Opposite sex	81.4%	64.8%	-16.6%	44.2%	20.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	2.7%	5.5%	2.8%	9.1%	-3.6%

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 (95.1%) 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	74.9%	62.6%	-12.3%	48.4%	14.2%
Good health	24.6%	32.5%	7.9%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	0%	4.1%	4.1%	12.7%	-8.6%
Bad health	0%	0.7%	0.7%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around IP28 8YQ this area, 35.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.6%	35.4%	16.8%	18.2%	17.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.7%	5.2%	2.5%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.5%	8.9%	5.4%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	7.2%	6.3%	5.3%	1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.3%	9.3%	4.0%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	21.2%	28.2%	7.0%	33.8%	-5.6%
Other	47.8%	5.8%	-42.0%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Other Asian	4.6%	4.6%	0.0%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	2.9%	6.1%	3.2%	0.5%	5.6%
Mixed White and Asian	5.1%	1%	-4.1%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	4%	1%	-3.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	8%	5.1%	-2.9%	0.8%	4.3%
White	66.3%	71.4%	5.1%	81.4%	-10.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	3.4%	6.1%	2.7%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	18.3%	33.3%	15.0%	83.2%	-49.9%
European Union	5.1%	4.6%	-0.5%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	2.9%	0.7%	-2.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.4%	2%	-1.4%	5.6%	-3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	69.7%	56.7%	-13.0%	1.3%	55.4%
Oceania	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 33.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 3.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	17.7%	33.5%	15.8%	83.2%	-49.7%
10+ Years	36.6%	3.4%	-33.2%	9.8%	-6.4%
5-10 Years	38.3%	4.9%	-33.4%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	5.1%	26.4%	21.3%	2.2%	24.2%
Less than 2 years	2.3%	31.8%	29.5%	1.9%	29.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	24.8%	76.7%	-51.9%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	57.8%	0.3%	57.5%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	13.5%	13.5%	0.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.6%	37.2%	3.4%
Christian	47.2%	46.2%	1.0%
Muslim	1.7%	6.5%	-4.8%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is Barleycorn Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Barleycorn Way was 24.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.4% lower than the Lakenheath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Barleycorn Way has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lakenheath and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.0%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in IP28 8YQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Barleycorn Way are based on 56 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 Barleycorn Way, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8YQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for IP28 8YQ

Average Price
£313,182

Semi-Detached
£233,998

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£332,457

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£280,897

Estimated Average Property Prices for Barleycorn Way

Average Price
£316,433

Semi-Detached
£249,350

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£341,165

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£291,378

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Barleycorn WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
24 Barleycorn Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Other, an established residential building	£347,500	2024-05-30	£346,787
60 Barleycorn Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Detached, an established residential building	£368,000	2024-05-03	£372,212
40 Barleycorn Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Detached, an established residential building	£365,000	2023-09-21	£365,753
1 Barleycorn Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-03-17	£346,436
28 Barleycorn Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Detached, an established residential building	£313,000	2022-10-23	£301,224

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IP28 8YQ

Employment

IP28 8YQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	180
Looking after home or family	38
Other	23
Self-Employed	12
Student (economically inactive)	12
Part-Time Employee	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Unemployed	5
Retired	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Other	38
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	4
Education	2
Construction	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Manufacturing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Accommodation and food service activities	1
Information and communication	1
Administrative and support service activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beck Row Primary Academy The Street , Beck Row IP28 8AE	1out of 4	937 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
West Row Academy Beeches Road , West Row IP28 8NY	2out of 4	2,704 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Great Heath Academy Girton Close , Mildenhall IP28 7PT	3out of 4	3,696 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Academy Trinity Avenue , Mildenhall IP28 7LR	3out of 4	4,022 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	5,178 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
On Track Education Centre (Mildenhall) 82e & F Fred Dannatt Road , IP28 7RD	- not rated	2,878 yd	Other independent special school	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
Tokyo Oysy Sushi Bar	6A Holmsey Green, Beck Row		438 yd
Mickey's	Mickey Tea Bar, Lincoln Road		1,090 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Bird in the Hand	The Bird In Hand Hotel, The Street		314 yd
The Kings Head Public House	40 The Street, Beck Row		688 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Black Pearl Fish & Grill Bar	88B The Street, Beck Row		261 yd
Anatolia Kebab House	8 Holmsey Green, Beck Row		438 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Beck Row Playing Field BROOM WALK	grass pitches	855 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	51.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	278.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	251.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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