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Thinking of living at IP28 6QR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Sexton's Manor Primary School | Primary | 4.1 km | 27% met the expected standard |
| Howard Community Academy | Primary | 4.3 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4.4 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 5.3 km | 25% met the expected standard |
| St Benedict's Catholic School | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 49.8 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bury St Edmunds County High School | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 49.8 · 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI CEVC School | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Abbey Gardens School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
| Culford School | Independent | 5.2 km | 39.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near IP28 6QR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness | Leapfrog | 4.4 km | 12 |
| Tennis | Risby Community Trust Playing Field & Village Hall | 320 m | 5 |
| Golf | Bury St Edmunds Golf Club | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Bury St Edmunds) | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Bury Skate Park | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Sailing | St Edmundsbury Sailing Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Roller skating | CurveMotion | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Squash | Risbygate Sports Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Running | West Suffolk Athletics Arena | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre | 5.0 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre | 5.0 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre | 5.0 km | 1 |
| Netball | Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre | 5.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Bury St Edmunds, a drive away (5.8 km), with 929k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stowmarket.
The nearest bus stop is Green, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 357); 2 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Benedict's Catholic School, 5.0 km away; Attainment 8: 49.8 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 4.4 km away, with Risby Farm Shop. closer still (950 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Guildhall and Barrow surgery (4.5 km), with Asda Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (4.4 km).
For a haircut, Extraordinhair is 4.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is West Suffolk Hospital, 3.5 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 80% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
The Nook is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Crown and castle the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 365 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 54% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 27% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 116 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Gainsborough Recreation Ground, 4.5 km away; for exercise, Bury Spectrum (4.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 49 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
12 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.