Chapel Road Otley, East Suffolk
91 addresses across 3 postcodes (IP6), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 38605897.
- Sales: 64 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £450,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 36 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 14, E: 15, F: 3).
- 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 East Suffolk costs £2,335 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 6% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Westerfield, about 9.1 km (5.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 56 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 25 of its 91 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Debenham Group Practice, about 8.1 km (5 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 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 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | £320,000 | £281,500 | £785,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £410,000 | £280,000 | £540,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £545,000 | £450,000 | £640,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £371,500 | £323,000 | £420,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £421,000 | £385,000 | £445,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £375,000 | £295,000 | £430,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £225,000 | £215,000 | £235,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £313,000 | £290,000 | £336,000 |
| 2016 | 6 | £365,000 | £280,000 | £525,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £385,000 | £180,000 | £455,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £240,000 | £210,000 | £245,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2026 | SOUTH VIEW IP6 9NX | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | HAZELWOOD COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Detached | £785,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 15 IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £281,500 | |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 9 IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2024 | 9 IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2024 | KERSEY COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2022 | THE CEDARS IP6 9NT | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2022 | LITTLE MEADOW IP6 9NT | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2021 | THE SHRUBBERY IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £420,000 | |
| 10 May 2021 | THE CEDARS IP6 9NT | Other | £163,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Mar 2021 | THE OLD SMITHY IP6 9NT | Detached | £323,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | HOMELEIGH IP6 9NX | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2020 | STRATHNAIRN IP6 9NX | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | FOXGLOVES IP6 9NT | Detached | £421,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2019 | ELLERHAYES IP6 9NT | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2019 | JASMINE VILLA IP6 9NX | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 3 May 2019 | GLEBE COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 13 IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2018 | 13 IP6 9NT | Other | £150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Feb 2018 | FLYING OTTERS IP6 9NT | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2017 | DUNFARMIN IP6 9NX | Detached | £336,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2017 | MEADOWSIDE IP6 9NX | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2016 | STRATHNAIRN IP6 9NX | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2016 | BOSKY BOWER IP6 9NX | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2016 | FLYING OTTERS IP6 9NT | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2016 | AMBLESIDE IP6 9NX | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 18 May 2016 | JASMINE VILLA IP6 9NX | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2016 | THE SPINNEY IP6 9NU | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2015 | THE SHRUBBERY IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2015 | KYALAMI IP6 9NU | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2015 | ROSEBERRY HOUSE IP6 9NX | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2014 | CROFT COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2014 | THE SHRUBBERY IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2014 | SHRUBBERY COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2012 | GLEBE COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2012 | KERSEY COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2011 | SOUTH VIEW IP6 9NX | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2010 | CROFT COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £173,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2010 | WILLOWCROFT IP6 9NU | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2009 | WHITE HORSE COTTAGE IP6 9NU | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2007 | 11 IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2007 | GLEBE COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2006 | JASMINE VILLA IP6 9NX | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2005 | TASMAR HOUSE IP6 9NU | Detached | £287,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2004 | PIPES COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 3 May 2004 | POST OFFICE IP6 9NT | Semi-detached | £20,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2003 | ROSEBERRY HOUSE IP6 9NX | Detached | £249,000 | New build. |
| 18 Nov 2003 | HAZELWOOD COTTAGE IP6 9NT | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2002 | JASMINE VILLA IP6 9NX | Detached | £179,500 | New build. |
| 27 Mar 2002 | KYALAMI IP6 9NU | Detached | £242,500 |
Energy performance certificates
36 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 127 m². Most common: House, detached (15); Bungalow, detached (13); House, semi-detached (8). Built: before 1900 (8); 1930-1949 (6); 1950-1966 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (28); rented (private) (4); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (21 addresses)
- 13 Chapel Road, Otley
- Betula House, Chapel Road, Otley
- Croft Cottage, Chapel Road, Otley
- Dunfarmin, Chapel Road, Otley
- Ellerhayes, Chapel Road, Otley
- Fairview, Chapel Road, Otley
- Foxgloves, Chapel Road, Otley
- Geleen, Chapel Road, Otley
- Glebe Cottage, Chapel Road, Otley
- Hall Farm Cottage, Chapel Road, Otley
- Homeleigh, Chapel Road, Otley
- Kersey Cottage, Chapel Road, Otley
- Kya-Lami, Chapel Road, Otley
- Meadowside, Chapel Road, Otley
- Roseberry House, Chapel Road, Otley
- Suncroft, Chapel Road, Otley
- The Manse, Chapel Road, Otley
- The Shrubbery, Chapel Road, Otley
- The Shrubbery Cottage, Chapel Road, Otley
- The Spinney, Chapel Road, Otley
- Willowcroft, Chapel Road, Otley
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 B (21% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II
- GRANGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OTLEY HALL COTTAGE, grade II
- THE SHRUBBERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land north of the Depot, Church Road, Otley, IP6 9NR: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 16 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 16 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 18 November 2026 to 24 November 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
- 7 December 2026 to 11 December 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the footway (standard works)
Finished in the last three months
- 17 August 2026 to 20 August 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway (major works)
- 12 August 2026 to 17 August 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 9NT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP6 9NX | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| IP6 9NU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 91 addresses are between 56 m and 63 m above sea level (60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 9NT | 100% | 6% | 6% | 0% |
| IP6 9NU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP6 9NX | 97% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Woodbridge 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Melton (Suffolk) 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shop Otley | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Martlesham Park and Ride | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 58.2 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 74.2 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Debenham Group Practice | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Unit 1 | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Ipswich Hospital | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Woodbridge Fire and Police Station | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,560 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,560 m² | 150 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m (0.4 miles) south. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Otley Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| High House | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Motte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Otley Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Little Spring | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| The Leys | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 66 | 91 |
25 of the street's 91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 200 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertas At Otley County Primary School IP6 9NT | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| The Otley Village Store And Post Office IP6 9NT | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Chapel Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 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 | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 7 December 2026 to 11 December 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 16 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 18 November 2026 to 24 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP6 9NT: 51 addresses of 53 in the postcode
- IP6 9NX: 22 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- IP6 9NU: 18 addresses of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Little Meadows Drive · Pearl Close · Vine Road · Birds Meare
All the streets in IP6 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.