NR35 1BE East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bungay & Wainford. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Upper Olland Street, Bungay: 27 addresses
- Bardolph Road, Bungay: 1 address
- Flixton Road, East Suffolk: 1 address
- Lower Olland Street, Bungay: 1 address
- Rose Lane, Bungay: 1 address
- Turnstile Lane, Bungay: 1 address
- The Folly, Bungay: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (36% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bungay (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 14 AND 16, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 20, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 21 AND 23, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 22 AND 24, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 25 AND 25A, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 27 AND 29, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 30, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 31-35, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 38 Upper Olland Street, grade II
- 40-44, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 41-45, LOWER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 46, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 48 Upper Olland Street, grade II
- 50 Upper Olland Street, grade II
- 52 AND 54, LOWER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 58 AND 60, LOWER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- Congregational Church, grade II
- Congregational Manse, grade II
- OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- White House, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Site of former St Johns Garage Bardolph Road Bungay Suffolk: up to 5 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 26 Bridge Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1HD: up to 3 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 46 Bridge Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1HD: up to 1 home, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- The Stable Falcon Lane Bungay NR35 2JQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Hillside Garage Hillside Road East Bungay Suffolk NR35 1RX: up to 10 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 12 m and 14 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beccles 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Brampton (Suffolk) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wingfield Street Bungay | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 4 Nethergate Street Parking | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bungay Community Centre | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 27 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 104 km (65 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bungay Medical Centre | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | Beccles & District Hospital | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Halesworth Police Station | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-Op - Hillside Road East Cashzone | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,060 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,340 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rose Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south. 182 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south |
| Trinity Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north |
| Roman Catholic Church of St. Edmund | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north |
| Castle Hills | Scheduled monument | 290 m north-west |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m north |
| Bungay Castle | Scheduled monument | 360 m north-west |
| Butter Cross | Scheduled monument | 360 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Millpool | Lake or reservoir | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Ollands Plantation | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Broome Marshes | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| The Islands | Island | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 33 |
23 of the postcode's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Suffolk: see them on the East Suffolk page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 45% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 51% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Upper Olland Street.