Church Road Barrow, West Suffolk
53 addresses across 5 postcodes (IP29), about 810 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 37400569.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Suffolk cost £295,860 in August 2026 (-0.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,188 a month.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 6, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 B; Band D in West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kennett, about 6.6 km (4.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Barrow Green, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 86 to 96 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 53 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Victoria Surgery, about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away.
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
- 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
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in West Suffolk
A typical home in West Suffolk cost £295,860 in August 2026, 0.5% less than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 26% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £449,670 |
| Semi-detached | £280,776 |
| Terraced | £231,512 |
| Flat or maisonette | £145,376 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £246,508 |
Private renters in West Suffolk paid £1,188 a month on average in September 2026, 4.2% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £821 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,065 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,326 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,863 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); House, end-terrace (2); Flat (1). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1930-1949 (3); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (6); owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 1 Hall Cottages, Church Road, Barrow
- 1, Church Hayes, Church Road
- 2 Hall Cottages, Church Road, Barrow
- 3 Hall Cottages, Church Road, Barrow
- 4 Church Hayes, Church Road, Barrow
- 4 HALL COTTAGES, CHURCH ROAD, BARROW
- 5 Hall Cottages, Church Road, Barrow
- 6, Church Hayes, Church Road
- Hayes View, Church Road, Barrow
- The Annexe, Barrow
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 25 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (7 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP29 5AX | 9 | 2,985 kWh | under 5 | |
| IP29 5BG | 16 7 Economy 7 | 2,725 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each 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 IP29.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,351 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,351 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,919 | £4,703 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (26% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade I
- BARN 30 YARDS SOUTH OF BARROW HALL, grade II
- BARROW HALL, grade II
- BARROW VC PRIMARY SCHOOL. SCHOOLROOM AND SCHOOLHOUSE, grade II
- HALF ACRE COTTAGE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symonds Farm Power Ltd (Farm AD) West Suffolk SE/09/0806 | Anaerobic digestion | 1.4 MW | Operational Mar 2012 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP29 5AX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP29 5AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP29 5AU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP29 5BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP29 5BG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any 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 on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is 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 54 addresses are between 86 m and 96 m above sea level (91 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP29 5AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 5AX | 95% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| IP29 5AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 5BA | 83% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| IP29 5BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kennett 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Bury St Edmunds 929,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Newmarket 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Three Horseshoes Barrow | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bury St Edmunds | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 46.9 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Victoria Surgery Good Nov 2017 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Barrow Pharmacy | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Gentle Dental Practices LTD | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital Road Site | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Care homes | Risby Hall Nursing Home Good Apr 2020 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bury St Edmunds police station | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Barrow Green 1,580 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 180 m north. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m north |
| Moated site and associated fishpond to the south east of Barrow Hall | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Higham Grove | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Jeremy's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Barrow Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Twenty Acre Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| China Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 53 |
7 of the street's 53 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 West Suffolk: see them on the West Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 61% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 480 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colourbox Montessori School, Barrow IP29 5AU | Full day care | Outstanding (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 480 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Premier Education - Barrow site IP29 5AU | Out-of-school day care | 20 | Not inspected yet | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Colourbox Nest Barrow IP29 5AN | Full day care | 12 | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk Academy | Other catering premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2023 |
| The Camp Out Cafe IP29 5AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| eats at Barrow Primary School IP29 5AU | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Colourbox Montessori Schools Limited IP29 5AU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Road (1); On or near New Road (1).
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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- IP29 5AX: 41 addresses of 43 in the postcode
- IP29 5AY: 7 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- IP29 5AU: 2 addresses
- IP29 5BA: 2 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- IP29 5BG: 1 address of 35 in the postcode
All the streets in IP29 and across West 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; 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.