Blenheim Meadow Nedging Tye, Babergh
10 addresses across 1 postcode (IP7), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 1511243.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £356,050 across 3 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Babergh cost £331,207 in August 2026 (+0.9% on a year); private rents averaged £970 a month.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 7).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Needham Market, about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 92 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bildeston Health Centre, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | £356,050 | £238,000 | £401,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £249,500 | £249,500 | £249,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £211,925 | £193,850 | £230,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2012 | 1 IP7 7GA | Detached | £249,500 | New build. |
| 4 Mar 2015 | 2 IP7 7GA | Detached | £356,050 | New build. |
| 21 Nov 2014 | 3 IP7 7GA | Detached | £390,000 | New build. |
| 1 Sep 2015 | 4 IP7 7GA | Detached | £401,500 | New build. |
| 26 Jul 2013 | 6 IP7 7GA | Detached | £310,000 | New build. |
| 3 Jul 2015 | 7 IP7 7GA | Detached | £238,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2011 | 7 IP7 7GA | Detached | £193,850 | New build. |
| 20 Dec 2011 | 12 IP7 7GA | Detached | £230,000 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Babergh
A typical home in Babergh cost £331,207 in August 2026, 0.9% more than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 29% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £483,902 |
| Semi-detached | £311,195 |
| Terraced | £243,230 |
| Flat or maisonette | £152,550 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £262,771 |
Private renters in Babergh paid £970 a month on average in September 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 32% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £719 |
| Two bedrooms | £921 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,116 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,605 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 2010 (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the postcode, against 12 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is IP7.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (20% of about 1,130 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 to north of Ipswich Road, Nedging-with-Naughton: up to 9 homes, permissioned (160 m)
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 92 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP7 7GA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bus Shelter Nedging Tye | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnards Stowmarket | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 55 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bildeston Health Centre Good Jan 2024 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Mill Pharmacy | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wattisham Dental Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | St Leonards Hospital | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
| Care homes | Canterbury House Good Jun 2026 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Hadleigh Police Station | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 990 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,820 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,090 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,430 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site at Naughton Hall, a scheduled monument, 770 m (0.5 miles) south. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site at Naughton Hall | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Great Bricett moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Waller Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Spinney | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Calves Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Wire Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
| Cherry Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the street's 10 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 Babergh: see them on the Babergh page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 229 childminders and 46 home childcarers (nannies) in Suffolk. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (3); On or near Blenheim Meadow (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 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 | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- IP7 7GA: 10 addresses of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Crowcroft Road · Jubilee Meadow · Pykes Field · Gants Meadow · Crowcroft Glebe · Nedging Road · Crowcroft Road
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.