| Postcode | IP31 3GW | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bury St. Edmunds | 
| Nearest station | Elmswell (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       The Dog (S) 
War Memorial (W) 
Baptist Church (N) 
Old Smithy (W) 
Old Smithy (E) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 4 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       2 Old Forge Close, Norton 
                            3 Old Forge Close, Norton 
                            4 Old Forge Close, Norton 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
                   | 
                
| Latitude | 52.255737 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.867047 | |
| Easting | 595783 | |
| Northing | 265824 | |
| Grid reference | TL957658 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 354415 5791625 | |
| what3words | deputy.blogging.outgrown | |
| FixPhrase | crispy majestic spherical upchuck | |
| Plus code | 9F427V48+7R | |
| Altitude | 44 metres (145 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:24 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 31.2 KMs (19.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Norton | E04009233 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Thurston | E05012613 | 
| Local Authority District | Mid Suffolk | E07000203 | 
| County Electoral Division | Thedwastre North | E58001449 | 
| Local Authority | Suffolk | E10000029 | 
| County | Suffolk | E10000029 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | E14001146 | 
| MP | Peter Prinsley | Labour | 
| Police force | Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Babergh and Mid Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Suffolk | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | March 2023 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Built up area (2024) | Norton (Mid Suffolk) | E63010402 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00183414 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Mid Suffolk 004B | E01030049 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Mid Suffolk 004B | E01030049 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North | E02006264 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North | E02006264 | 
| Travel to work area | Bury St Edmunds | E30000184 | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Old Forge Close, Norton | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2023 | £615,000 | 
| Other (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £500,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2020 | £500,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2019 | £440,000 | |
| 4 Old Forge Close, Norton | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2023 | £595,000 | 
| 2 Old Forge Close, Norton | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2023 | £595,000 |