Ash Drive Eye, Mid Suffolk
76 addresses across 4 postcodes (IP23), about 410 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 25500193.
- Sales: 32 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £179,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 44 homes have an energy certificate (B: 14, C: 16, D: 8, E: 4, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 89% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Diss, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 39 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Eye Health Centre, about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £179,500 | £150,000 | £209,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £210,000 | £178,000 | £237,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £151,500 | £140,000 | £163,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £242,500 | £140,000 | £345,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £128,000 | £120,000 | £129,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £118,500 | £114,000 | £123,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £189,998 | £79,995 | £300,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £137,500 | £137,500 | £137,500 |
| 2006 | 2 | £120,000 | £115,000 | £125,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £116,000 | £116,000 | £116,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £124,750 | £103,000 | £146,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2026 | 17 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 40 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £209,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2021 | 36 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2021 | 9 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £178,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2021 | 64 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £237,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2018 | 36 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £163,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2018 | 14 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2018 | 13 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £190,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Dec 2015 | 47 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2015 | OLD PEST HOUSE IP23 7DA | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2014 | 42 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £128,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2014 | 5 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £129,500 | |
| 3 Jan 2014 | 28 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2011 | 40 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2011 | 49 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £114,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2010 | 47 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2009 | OLD PEST HOUSE IP23 7DA | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2009 | 36 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £79,995 | |
| 25 May 2007 | 5 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £137,500 | |
| 8 Dec 2006 | 40 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2006 | 5 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2004 | 54 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2003 | 1 IP23 7DA | Detached | £146,500 | |
| 21 Nov 2003 | 40 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £103,000 | |
| 24 May 2002 | 36 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2002 | 56 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £39,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2001 | 4 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2000 | 40 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 3 Dec 1999 | 5 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £46,000 | |
| 25 Jul 1997 | 40 IP23 7DA | Semi-detached | £36,500 | |
| 29 Jan 1996 | 3 IP23 7DA | Detached | £21,000 | |
| 10 Jul 1995 | 21 IP23 7DA | Terraced | £21,067 |
Energy performance certificates
44 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17); House, mid-terrace (14); House, end-terrace (10). Built: 1950-1966 (19); 1967-1975 (18); 2007-2011 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (22); owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (34 addresses)
- 1, Ash Drive
- 5, Ash Drive
- 6, Ash Drive
- 7, Ash Drive
- 8 Ash Drive
- 10, Ash Drive
- 11, Ash Drive
- 13, Ash Drive
- 14, Ash Drive
- 16, Ash Drive
- 18, Ash Drive
- 19, Ash Drive
- 20, Ash Drive
- 22, Ash Drive
- 23, Ash Drive
- 24, Ash Drive
- 26, Ash Drive
- 28, Ash Drive
- 32, Ash Drive
- 36, Ash Drive
- 38, Ash Drive
- 42, Ash Drive
- 45, Ash Drive
- 46, Ash Drive
- 48, Ash Drive
- 49, Ash Drive
- 50, Ash Drive
- 52, Ash Drive
- 55, Ash Drive
- 57, Ash Drive
- 62, Ash Drive
- 63, Ash Drive
- 64, Ash Drive
- Old Pest House, Ash Drive
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,317 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,545 | £1,802 | £2,059 | £2,317 | £2,832 | £3,347 | £3,861 | £4,634 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (29% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land north of Church Street, Eye: up to 16 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- PaddockHouse,WellingtonStreet,Eye,IP237BE, not permissioned (260 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 21 September 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 14 September 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP23 7DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| IP23 7BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP23 7BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP23 7DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 76 addresses are between 31 m and 39 m above sea level (36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP23 7BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7BZ | 100% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
| IP23 7DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Town Hall Eye | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Diss | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 40.2 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 79.4 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eye Health Centre | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | Diss Dental Care Centre | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eye Cashzone | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,950 m² | 180 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,580 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m south-west. 141 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-west |
| 5, Broad Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-west |
| The Cottage White House | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| Eye Castle, the remains of a motte and bailey castle and its defensive ditch 120m west of St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 380 m south |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-east |
| Remains of Eye Priory at Abbey Farm | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Moated site at Cranley Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Plantation | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bull's Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Bush Hole | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Dragon Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Nut Tree Vale | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
| Thorndon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 76 |
2 of the street's 76 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 Mid Suffolk: see them on the Mid Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hartismere School | Secondary | 11–18 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye Fish & Chips IP23 7AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Lee's Cottage IP23 7AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Jan 2026 |
| David Dunnett Family Butcher IP23 7BD | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Beard's Tea Rooms IP23 7BD | Other catering premises | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Community Fridge IP23 7AB | Other catering premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2021 |
| The Tudor Bakehouse Ltd IP23 7AF | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Cafeye IP23 7AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| E G H Maynard IP23 7AF | Retailers - other | 370 m | Exempt | |
| Cocoa Mama Chocolaterie IP23 7AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2026 |
| The Queens Head IP23 7AB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 4 Good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Ipswich & Norwich Co-op IP23 7AF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 380 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2023 |
| New Happy House IP23 7AW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Eye PO Stores IP23 7AJ | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| Staff Canteen IP23 7AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Pizza + IP23 7AJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pine Close (12); On or near Maple Way (5); On or near Ash Drive (4); On or near Wellington Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- IP23 7DA: 69 addresses of 70 in the postcode
- IP23 7BS: 5 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- IP23 7BZ: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- IP23 7DB: 1 address
Nearby streets
Maple Way · Hutton Court · Pine Close · Old Brew House Court · Michaels Mews · Wellington Road · Oak Crescent · Dove Lane · Beech Close · Lambseth Street · Bellands Way · Church Street
All the streets in IP23 and across Mid Suffolk.
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.