Duckamere Bramford, Mid Suffolk
31 addresses across 4 postcodes (IP8), about 280 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25500486.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £237,750 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Mid Suffolk cost £317,979 in August 2026 (+5.3% on a year); private rents averaged £1,011 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are 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.
- Energy projects: 4 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Bullen Lane - Battery Storage, is 390 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 17% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ipswich, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 23 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cardinal Medical Practice, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 1,330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 47 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £237,750 | £225,500 | £250,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £137,995 | £137,995 | £137,995 |
| 1999 | 1 | £59,000 | £59,000 | £59,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | 1 IP8 4AH | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | 2 IP8 4AH | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 15 Jan 1999 | 2 IP8 4AH | Semi-detached | £59,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2023 | 5 IP8 4AH | Semi-detached | £225,500 | |
| 22 Sep 2023 | 8 IP8 4AH | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2019 | 8 IP8 4AH | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2024 | PRIORY HOUSE IP8 4AJ | Other | £770,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Sep 1998 | RANELAGH IP8 4AH | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2002 | THE HOMESTEAD IP8 4AH | Detached | £137,995 |
House prices and rents in Mid Suffolk
A typical home in Mid Suffolk cost £317,979 in August 2026, 5.3% more than a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £440,981 |
| Semi-detached | £278,154 |
| Terraced | £226,023 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,118 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £260,075 |
Private renters in Mid Suffolk paid £1,011 a month on average in September 2026, 6.9% more than a year before. That is 40% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £725 |
| Two bedrooms | £928 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,130 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,593 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (3); 1900-1929 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 11,759 kWh of it on average in 2024, 22% more than the district's 9,604 kWh, and 3,214 kWh of electricity, 16% less than the district's 3,812 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP8 4AH | 16 | 2,820 kWh | 16 | 9,972 kWh |
| IP8 4AA | 6 | 2,130 kWh | 6 | 6,775 kWh |
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 IP8.
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 C (30% of about 1,690 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 between Bramford Road and the A14, Bramford: up to 10 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
7 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 4 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullen Lane - Battery Storage Mid Suffolk DC/21/05468 | Battery storage | 100 MW | Being built Jul 2023 | 390 m |
| Tye Lane - Solar Farm Mid Suffolk DC/21/04711 | Solar farm | 49.9 MW | Being built Jan 2025 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bramford Substation Mid Suffolk DC/19/03008 | Battery storage | 57 MW | Operational Apr 2025 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bullen Lane, Bramford - Battery Energy Storage Mid Suffolk DC/24/05090 | Battery storage | 400 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2025 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Great Blakenham EfW Mid Suffolk MS/210/11 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 20 MW | Operational Dec 2014 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Bramford Road - Pyrolysis Facility Mid Suffolk SCC/0091/23MS | Energy from waste (incinerator) | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2024 | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Masons Power Plant Landfill Scheme | Landfill Gas | 5.5 MW | Operational Feb 2008 | 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
Finished in the last three months
- 3 August 2026 to 7 August 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP8 4AH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 5 | unlikely |
| IP8 4AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP8 4JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 4AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 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 36 addresses are between 11 m and 23 m above sea level (13 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP8 4AA | 100% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
| IP8 4AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP8 4AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP8 4JB | 75% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Derby Road (Ipswich) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fitzgerald Road Bramford | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | London Road Park and Ride Copdock | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 62.5 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 62.8 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cardinal Medical Practice Good Jan 2025 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Green Cross Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Care homes | Silver Birch Care Home Good May 2025 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Ipswich Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Whitehouse Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,760 m² | 30 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bramford House, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) east. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bramford House | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Chantry Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Wild Flower Meadow | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| The Slade | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the street's 31 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 Mid Suffolk: see them on the Mid Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 60 m | No published inspection | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 40% in 2024 and 50% in 2023) |
| Sproughton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 87% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 62% in 2023) |
| Whitehouse Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 46% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 51% 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
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 50 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramford Pre School Playgroup IP8 4AH | Sessional day care | 33 | Good (Mar 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 50 m |
| PEG Activities - Bramford CofE VC Primary School IP8 4AH | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 50 m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramford Primary School IP8 4AH | School/college/university | 70 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education at Bramford Primary IP8 4AH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 70 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bramford Fish Bar & Chinese Takeaway IP8 4DR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Flourish and Bean IP8 4DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Flourish and Bean IP8 4DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Bramford and District Social Club Limited IP8 4DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2025 |
| Netties Kitchen IP8 4DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 23 Aug 2025 |
| Simply T's Catering IP8 4DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| The Sweets Shed IP8 4EX | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2025 |
| The Bramford Cock IP8 4ED | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fitzgerald Road (22); On or near Supermarket (9); On or near Parking Area (6); On or near Duckamere (5); On or near St Mary'S Close (3).
Road safety
5 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist. 20% happened in the dark, and 40% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 20:06 | Slight | 1 person | B1067, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 15 Nov 2023 10:47 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 10 May 2023 08:51 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B1113, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 8 Oct 2021 08:04 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 20 May 2021 10:30 | Slight | 2 people | B1113, 40 mph | Daylight |
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 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) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 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
- IP8 4AH: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- IP8 4AJ: 9 addresses
- IP8 4JB: 2 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- IP8 4AA: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fitzgerald Road · Gippingstone Road · St Georges Road · Wilfred Hurry Close · Queen Elizabeth Way · Cherryfields · Naylor Close · Ship Lane · Henderson Close · Angel Road · Vicarage Close · Dade Gardens
All the streets in IP8 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; 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.