Bury Road Woolpit, Mid Suffolk
124 addresses across 15 postcodes (IP30), about 920 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 25503115.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £452,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 76 homes have an energy certificate (B: 67, C: 6, D: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Elmswell, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Tostock Green, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 45 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 163 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woolpit Health Centre, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 930 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £452,000 | £452,000 | £452,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £545,000 | £545,000 | £545,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £200,000 | £180,000 | £220,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2004 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £99,950 | £99,950 | £99,950 |
| 1997 | 1 | £83,000 | £83,000 | £83,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £84,000 | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2021 | LAUREL HOUSE IP30 9SB | Detached | £452,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2017 | HIGHFIELDS IP30 9SB | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2016 | CLEAR VIEW IP30 9SB | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 4 May 2012 | WADES HOUSE IP30 9SB | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 1 May 2009 | WADES HOUSE IP30 9SB | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 9 Apr 2009 | LAUREL HOUSE IP30 9SB | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2005 | HIGHFIELDS IP30 9SB | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 27 Jan 2004 | WADES HOUSE IP30 9SB | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2001 | WOODWARDIA IP30 9SB | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 9 Jul 1999 | OAKVILLE IP30 9SB | Semi-detached | £99,950 | |
| 29 Aug 1997 | ROSEDENE IP30 9SB | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1996 | WALDRON HOUSE IP30 9SB | Detached | £84,000 |
Energy performance certificates
76 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (27); Flat (14); House, detached (13). Built: 2023 (36); 2025 (34); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (74); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (21% of about 2,220 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.
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 9WD | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9SB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP30 9WF | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9WN | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9UT | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9WA | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9WG | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9UW | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9WL | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9WR | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9WP | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9UY | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9WJ | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP30 9PQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP30 9UP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 163 addresses are between 45 m and 61 m above sea level (55 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP30 9PQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP30 9SB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 9UP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 9UT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 9UY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 9WA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 9WD | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| IP30 9WF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 9WG | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| IP30 9WJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 9WL | 89% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
| IP30 9WP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP30 9WR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Business Park Woolpit | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnards Stowmarket | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesla Supercharger | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 56.7 km (35 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 58.5 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woolpit Health Centre | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woolpit Medical Services LTD | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Saxon House | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Hospital | West Suffolk Hospital | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Police station | Stowmarket Police Station. | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Elmswell Cashzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Tostock Green 3,290 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.3 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,670 m² | 90 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Post Mill 120M North of Mill Cottage, a listed building (Grade I), 850 m (0.5 miles) south. 48 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Post Mill 120M North of Mill Cottage | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Drinkstone Smock Mill (including attached engine shed and oil engine) | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Lady's Well (holy well and moat) | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cindron Hills | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Norton Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Lower Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Drinkstone Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Brook Vale | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 156 | 163 |
7 of the street's 163 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolpit Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Leisure Woolpit IP30 9PQ | Mobile caterer | 190 m | 5 Very good | 13 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near White Elm Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band B, house, semi-detached (lodged 21 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band B, house, mid-terrace (lodged 23 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP30 9WD: 20 addresses of 40 in the postcode
- IP30 9SB: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- IP30 9WF: 12 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- IP30 9WN: 12 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- IP30 9UT: 11 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- IP30 9WA: 10 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- IP30 9WG: 9 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- IP30 9UW: 7 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- IP30 9WL: 7 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- IP30 9WR: 6 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- IP30 9WP: 5 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- IP30 9UY: 4 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- IP30 9WJ: 4 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- IP30 9PQ: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- IP30 9UP: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
Nearby streets
White Elm Road · Windmill Avenue · Waveney Crescent · Cordon Drive · Stonalls · Elizabeth Way
All the streets in IP30 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.