Eves Orchard Bures, Babergh
16 addresses across 1 postcode (CO8), about 90 m long. USRN 1510224.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £516,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 5, C: 6, D: 2, E: 1).
- 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 Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bures, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 90 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 22 to 23 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Pump House Surgery, about 7.6 km (4.7 miles) away.
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £516,000 | £516,000 | £516,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £441,000 | £441,000 | £441,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2019 | THE OLD PACKING SHED CO8 5LN | Detached | £516,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2018 | RYLENOK HOUSE CO8 5LN | Detached | £441,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 50 m². Most common: Bungalow, end-terrace (6); Bungalow, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, mid-terrace (3). Built: 1983-1990 (11); 2016 (2); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Babergh in 2026-27: Band D £2,342 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,561 | £1,821 | £2,081 | £2,342 | £2,862 | £3,382 | £3,903 | £4,683 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (20% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bures St Mary (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- Former Chambers Bus Depot, Church Square, Bures St Mary: up to 10 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Garages,ClaypitsAvenue,Bures St Mary, not permissioned (140 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 1 October 2026 to 6 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footpath (standard works)
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 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 22 m and 23 m above sea level (22 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO8 5LN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bures 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Chappel and Wakes Colne 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Sudbury (Suffolk) 348,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Bures | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Sudbury | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bures Station Car Park | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 38.5 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Pump House Surgery | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Weavers Court (Dental Surgery) | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Leonards Hospital | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Sudbury Police Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,680 m² | 90 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,770 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Malthouse and Premises Occupied by W A Church (Bures) Ltd, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north-west. 61 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Malthouse and Premises Occupied by W A Church (Bures) Ltd | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-west |
| The Old Bakery | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m west |
| Parsonage Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Circular cropmark at Ferriers Farm, 190m south-west of Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Castle Mound: a motte 40m north of St John's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broom Hill Plantation | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Miss Moore's Plantation | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Prince of Wales Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Clicket Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Wormingford Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 16 | 16 |
None of the street's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Babergh: see them on the Babergh page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 120 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Horseshoes CO8 5BS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2019 |
| Noahs Ark Nursery Group CO8 5BX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 6 Sep 2024 |
| Bures Friday Lunch Club CO8 5BX | Other catering premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 6 Sep 2024 |
| Bures CEVC Primary School CO8 5BX | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Premier Education at Bures Primary CO8 5BX | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Central Store CO8 5AD | Retailers - other | 180 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bank House Tearoom CO8 5AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Rose's General Store CO8 5AD | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 18 Apr 2024 |
| The Village Deli CO8 5AD | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2026 |
| The Eight Bells PH CO8 5AE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bridge Street (9); On or near The Waldegraves (7); On or near Parking Area (7); On or near Claypits Avenue (6); On or near Pikes Marsh (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 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) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 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) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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
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
- CO8 5LN: 16 addresses of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Pikes Marsh · Vale Terrace · Church Terrace · The Waldegraves · Friends Field · Beaumont Close · High Street · Church Square · Wharf Lane · Croftside · Bridge Street · Claypits Avenue
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.