Eye Road Mid Suffolk
49 addresses across 6 postcodes (IP21,IP23), about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25502773.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £575,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 8, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 E; 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 Diss, about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 25 to 47 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 49 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Eye Health Centre, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 1,140 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £377,000 | £377,000 | £377,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £293,500 | £237,000 | £350,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £204,000 | £204,000 | £204,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | 4, HOME FARM IP21 5BA | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2019 | SAWMILL BARN IP21 5BA | Other | £185,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Sep 2017 | FAIRSTEAD FARMHOUSE. IP21 5BA | Other | £425,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Jul 2017 | 1, HOME FARM IP21 5BA | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2016 | PARK SIDE IP21 5BA | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2015 | FAIRSTEAD FARMHOUSE. IP21 5BA | Semi-detached | £377,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2010 | THE PIPEWORKS IP21 5BA | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2006 | FAIRSTEAD FARMHOUSE IP21 5BA | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2005 | GARDEN COTTAGE IP21 5AP | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2004 | 4, HOME FARM IP21 5BA | Detached | £237,000 | |
| 25 May 2004 | PARK SIDE IP21 5BA | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2000 | PARK SIDE IP21 5BA | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 29 Jun 1999 | GARDEN COTTAGE IP21 5AP | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 15 Sep 1998 | GOLDBROOK HOUSE IP21 5AP | Detached | £204,000 | |
| 10 Dec 1996 | GOLDBROOK HOUSE IP21 5AP | Detached | £145,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 163 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3). Built: before 1900 (8); 1976-1982 (1); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); 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 E (21% of about 2,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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
- RED HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- BARN 100 METRES WEST OF RED HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN 50 METRES NORTH OF FAIRSTEAD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BURNTHOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Colbys Farm, grade II
- FAIRSTEAD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GISSINGS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GOLDBROOK HOUSE, grade II
- MYRTLE COTTAGE, grade II
- SOUTH GREEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD MILL, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 17 September 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 11 September 2026 to 17 September 2026: ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 9 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 5BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP23 7NN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP23 7NB | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP23 7NW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 4AU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 49 addresses are between 25 m and 47 m above sea level (35 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 4AU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5AP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5BA | 73% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP23 7NB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP23 7NN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7NW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gissing Farm South Green | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Diss | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 39.1 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 81.6 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Eye Health Centre | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Diss Dental Care Centre | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Eye Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8,950 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,580 m² | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Red House Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Red House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Cookley Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Remains of Eye Priory at Abbey Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Remains of medieval fishponds at The Leys | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Moated site at Flimworth Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Plantation | Wood | 270 m north |
| New Plantation | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Dragon Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Fir Plantation | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Nut Tree Vale | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Lump Pits Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 49 |
6 of the street's 49 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (suffolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 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 | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- IP21 5BA: 30 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- IP21 5AP: 5 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- IP23 7NN: 5 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- IP23 7NB: 4 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- IP23 7NW: 4 addresses of 49 in the postcode
- IP21 4AU: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
All the streets in IP21, IP23 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.