A1141 Babergh
84 addresses across 5 postcodes (IP30), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 1510199.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (A: 2, B: 2, C: 4, D: 8, E: 4, F: 4, G: 2).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 43% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Thurston, about 9.5 km (5.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Parsonage Green, is about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 77 to 85 m above sea level.
- Noise: 42 of its 84 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mount Farm Surgery, about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away.
- People: About 940 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 148 m². Most common: House, detached (16); House, semi-detached (6); House, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (6); 1983-1990 (3); 2019 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
- 2 Cobb Cottage, Cross Green, Cockfield
- 2 Mill Cottage, Cross Green, Cockfield
- 3 Old Mill Cottages, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Conifers, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Farthings, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Hope House, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Lanterns, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Lindon House, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Picknotts, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Ruffel Cottages, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Steward House, Cross Green, Cockfield
- The Lodge, Cross Green, Cockfield
- The Old Workshop, Cross Green, Cockfield
- Willow Cottage, Cross Green, Cockfield
Council tax
What each band costs in Babergh in 2026-27: Band D £2,342 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,561 | £1,821 | £2,081 | £2,342 | £2,862 | £3,382 | £3,903 | £4,683 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (26% of about 2,560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cross Green Cockfield (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 16.
- 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
- BARN TO THE NORTH WEST OF CROSS GREEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- COB COTTAGES, grade II
- CROSS GREEN COTTAGE, grade II
- CROSS GREEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- FARTHINGS, grade II
- HOPE HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- MILL HOUSE, grade II
- PEPPERS HALL COTTAGES, grade II
- PLANE HOUSE, grade II
- THATCH ON THE GREEN, grade II
- THATCHERS RESTAURANT, grade II
- THE COTTAGE (NORTH OF HASLERS MILL), grade II
- THE WATER, grade II
- TUDOR COTTAGE, grade II
- WATER END COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP30 0LG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP30 0LH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP30 0LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP30 0HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP30 0LS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 84 addresses are between 77 m and 85 m above sea level (81 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP30 0HG | 86% | 43% | 43% | 0% |
| IP30 0LG | 100% | 71% | 71% | 0% |
| IP30 0LH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 0LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 0LS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Bury St Edmunds 929,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest A1141 Cockfield | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bury St Edmunds | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Water Street, Lavenham | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 48.3 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mount Farm Surgery | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lavenham Pharmacy | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Saxon House | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Hospital | West Suffolk Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Police Investigation Centre | 8 km (5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Parsonage Green 2,180 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 470 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,710 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green, a scheduled monument, 320 m east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green | Scheduled monument | 320 m east |
| Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Out Wood | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Saxes Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| King's Grove | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Knight's Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 84 |
42 of the street's 84 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 Babergh: see them on the Babergh page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (suffolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 6 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.