| Postcode | IP30 9SR |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bury St. Edmunds |
| Nearest station | Elmswell (4 km) |
| Bus stops |
Blacksmiths Corner (N)
Blacksmiths Corner (S)
Blacksmiths Corner (E)
The Church (N)
The Church (S)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 18 View |
| Known addresses |
Old Post Office, Drinkstone
Old Rectory, Drinkstone
Shortgate, Drinkstone
Tanwood, Drinkstone
The Blacksmiths Cottage, Drinkstone
The Cottage, The Old Rectory, Drinkstone
White Gates, Drinkstone
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 52.22105 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.865602 | |
| Easting | 595837 | |
| Northing | 261963 | |
| Grid reference | TL958619 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 354203 5787771 | |
| what3words | simmer.decays.silently | |
| FixPhrase | crispy majestic sharpener tall | |
| Plus code | 9F426VC8+C6 | |
| Altitude | 52 metres (170 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:16 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:07 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 28.4 KMs (17.6 miles) |
| Parish | Drinkstone | E04010552 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Rattlesden | E05012607 |
| Local Authority District | Mid Suffolk | E07000203 |
| County Electoral Division | Thedwastre South | E58001450 |
| Local Authority | Suffolk | E10000029 |
| County | Suffolk | E10000029 |
| Constituency (2024) | Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | E14001146 |
| MP | Peter Prinsley | Labour |
| Police force | Suffolk | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Babergh and Mid Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 11 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00153240 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Mid Suffolk 006C | E01030065 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Mid Suffolk 006C | E01030065 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham | E02006266 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham | E02006266 |
| Travel to work area | Bury St Edmunds | E30000184 |
| Average property price in Ipswich | £294,439 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.5% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortgate, Drinkstone | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £450,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2003 | £100,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 1995 | £25,100 | |
| White Gates, Drinkstone | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £365,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2010 | £245,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £268,000 | |
| Old Rectory, Drinkstone | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £3,500,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2011 | £1,913,000 | |
| The Cottage, The Old Rectory, Drinkstone | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £3,500,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2004 | £185,000 | |
| Old Post Office, Drinkstone | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2015 | £167,500 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2002 | £115,000 | |
| Tanwood, Drinkstone | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2013 | £250,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2010 | £269,950 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2008 | £250,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | May 1997 | £66,000 | |
| The Blacksmiths Cottage, Drinkstone | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2004 | £358,000 |