Fen Road Mid Suffolk
33 addresses across 5 postcodes (IP22), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25500523.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £220,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 2, E: 2, F: 1, G: 1).
- 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 B; 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 10.6 km (6.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 24 to 32 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Botesdale Health Centre, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 1,130 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £274,950 | £274,950 | £274,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2022 | FEN VIEW IP22 1HS | Other | £600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Jun 2021 | HOLIDAY FARM IP22 1HS | Other | £535,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Jun 2021 | FEN FARM IP22 1HS | Other | £200,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Nov 2018 | 2, HOLIDAY FARM COTTAGES IP22 1HS | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 1, HOLIDAY FARM COTTAGES IP22 1HS | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2002 | FEN VIEW IP22 1HS | Detached | £274,950 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 108 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 2007 onwards (1); 2024 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 B (20% of about 3,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- GROVE FARM HOUSE, grade II
- HOLIDAY FARM HOUSE, grade II
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 24 m and 32 m above sea level (27 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP22 1HR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP22 1HS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP22 1JZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP22 1SA | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP22 2JJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Harling Road 1,770 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest White Horse Thelnetham | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Diss | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 40.7 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 73.3 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Botesdale Health Centre | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | East Harling Pharmacy | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hopton Dental Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Rickinghall Cashzone | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 3,360 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,350 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 360 m west. 15 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 St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Russian Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Alder Carr | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Black Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Hopton Fen | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| New Waters | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 34 |
3 of the street's 34 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 (norfolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
- IP22 1HS: 22 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- IP22 1HR: 4 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- IP22 1SA: 4 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- IP22 1JZ: 2 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- IP22 2JJ: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in IP22 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.