Boyscott Lane Bungay, East Suffolk
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR35), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42501199.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9, D: 2, E: 6).
- Flood: 17 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 A; Band D in East Suffolk costs £2,335 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Beccles, about 9 km (5.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bungay Medical Centre, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 43% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 56 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (4); House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1900-1929 (3); 1983-1990 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
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 street: 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 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
- 1, 3A AND 3, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 14 AND 16, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 2, LOWER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 2, 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
- 4, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 48, ST MARY'S STREET, grade II
- 50 AND 52, ST MARY'S STREET, grade II
- 56, ST MARY'S STREET, grade II
- 6, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- 8 AND 10, UPPER OLLAND STREET, grade II
- ANGEL INN, 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 (350 m)
- 26 Bridge Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1HD: up to 3 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 46 Bridge Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1HD: up to 1 home, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- The Stable Falcon Lane Bungay NR35 2JQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Hillside Garage Hillside Road East Bungay Suffolk NR35 1RX: up to 10 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR35 1DF | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| NR35 1AX | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 6 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 7 m and 14 m above sea level (12 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR35 1AX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR35 1DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beccles 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Brampton (Suffolk) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Butter Cross Bungay | 180 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 | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bungay Community Centre | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 26.8 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 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 110 m |
| Hospital | Beccles & District Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Halesworth Police Station | 12.5 km (7.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Hillside Road East Cashzone | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,060 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,340 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hills, a scheduled monument, 140 m north-west. 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 middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hills | Scheduled monument | 140 m north-west |
| Roman Catholic Church of St. Edmund | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north |
| Church of St Mary (Including Ruins of Benedictine Convent) | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m north |
| Bungay Castle | Scheduled monument | 200 m north-west |
| Trinity Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-east |
| Butter Cross | Scheduled monument | 230 m north |
| Butter Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Millpool | Lake or reservoir | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Ollands Plantation | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 31 |
2 of the street's 31 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Edmund's RC Primary School and Nursery Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 120 m | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bungay Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bungay High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Earsham Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungay And District Royal British Legion Club Ltd NR35 1DB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 4 Good | 11 May 2009 |
| The Burrow NR35 1AX | Retailers - other | 80 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| The Shop NR35 1AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2023 |
| Beehive Day Nursery NR35 1DQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| St Edmunds Church Hall NR35 1AX | Other catering premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2015 |
| Bungay Shopper NR35 1AX | Retailers - other | 100 m | 4 Good | 25 Nov 2010 |
| Boots UK Ltd NR35 1AX | Retailers - other | 100 m | Exempt | |
| The Fleece Inn NR35 1AX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Suffolk Stonehouse NR35 1AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 4 Good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Bungay Kebab NR35 1AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Skyways Chinese NR35 1AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2026 |
| Pex Fish & Chips NR35 1AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 1 Mar 2024 |
| Bungay Tandoori NR35 1AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 29 Mar 2025 |
| The Street Bistro NR35 1AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Quaves Lane Patisserie NR35 1AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St Marys Street (23); On or near Parking Area (9); On or near Cross Street (8); On or near Shopping Area (3); On or near Upper Olland Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | 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 street | 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 street | 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 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
Nearby streets
Nursey Close · Keep Rise · Rose Lane · Priory Lane · Turnstile Lane · St Marys Street · Boyscott Lane · Castle Lane · Castle Orchard · Lower Olland Street · Wharton Street · Trinity Street
All the streets in NR35 and across East 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.