NR35 1DD East Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bungay & Wainford. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Castle Orchard, Bungay: 13 addresses
- Castle Lane, 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: 17.
- 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
- Bungay Castle, grade I
- BUTTER CROSS, grade I
- 12, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 14, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 24-28, PRIORY LANE, grade II
- 39 AND 41, EARSHAM STREET, grade II
- 4, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 49, EARSHAM STREET, grade II
- 51 AND 55, EARSHAM STREET, grade II
- 6, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 6, ST MARY'S STREET, grade II
- 8, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- CROWE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK WEST END OF ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, grade II
- KING'S HEAD HOTEL, grade II
- THE FLEECE HOTEL, grade II
- THE SWAN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 26 Bridge Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1HD: up to 3 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 46 Bridge Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1HD: up to 1 home, not permissioned (320 m)
- The Stable Falcon Lane Bungay NR35 2JQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (390 m)
- Site of former St Johns Garage Bardolph Road Bungay Suffolk: up to 5 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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 14 addresses are between 10 m and 17 m above sea level (15 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 | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Brampton (Suffolk) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Butter Cross Bungay | 90 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 4 Nethergate Street Parking | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bungay Community Centre | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 26.6 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 | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | Beccles & District Hospital | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Halesworth Police Station | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Hillside Road East Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,060 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,340 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bungay Castle, a scheduled monument, 30 m. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bungay Castle | Scheduled monument | 30 m |
| Bungay Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m north |
| Castle Hills | Scheduled monument | 100 m south |
| Butter Cross | Scheduled monument | 110 m north-east |
| Butter Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary (Including Ruins of Benedictine Convent) | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m east |
| Roman Catholic Church of St. Edmund | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Millpool | Lake or reservoir | 520 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Ollands Plantation | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the postcode's 14 addresses is 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 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 | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Castle Orchard.