Fennel Close Ipswich
40 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP1), about 70 m long. USRN 18206878.
- Energy: 28 homes have an energy certificate (A: 4, B: 24).
- 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 C; Band D in Ipswich costs £2,468 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Westerfield, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Ipswich Garden Suburb Country Park, is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 38 to 43 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 Cardinal Medical Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
28 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (21); House, detached (4); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 2024 (28).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Ipswich in 2026-27: Band D £2,468 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,646 | £1,920 | £2,194 | £2,468 | £3,017 | £3,565 | £4,114 | £4,937 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (54% of about 890 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)
- Regatta Quay, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Artificial Hockey Pitch, Ipswich Sports Club, Henley Road: up to 28 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- 32 Larchcroft Road, Ipswich IP1 6AR: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
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 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP1 6GR | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP1 6FD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 64 addresses are between 38 m and 43 m above sea level (40 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP1 6FD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Derby Road (Ipswich) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Larchcroft Road Castle Hill | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tower Ramparts Bus Station Ipswich | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Crown Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 42 Ann Street | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 65 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 66.7 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cardinal Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fircroft Road Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ipswich Hospital | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Ipswich Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East of England Co-op Henley Rise Cashzone | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ipswich Garden Suburb Country Park 27 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,120 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christchurch Mansion, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Christchurch Mansion | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Old and New Cemetery, Ipswich | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Westerfield Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Wild Flower Meadow | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Fisk Grove | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| New Cut | Tidal water | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Chantry Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| The Slade | Valley | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 64 | 64 |
None of the street's 64 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 Ipswich: see them on the Ipswich page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Castle Hill Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Castle Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ormiston Endeavour Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Pancras Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Highfield Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Beeches Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Springfield Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East of England Co-op Foodstore IP1 6PT | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2017 |
| Henley's Fish bar IP1 6PT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Mar 2024 |
| The Crofts Bakery IP1 6PT | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 7 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pearcroft Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
Nearby streets
Melilot Boulevard · Thistledown Crescent · Yarrow Way · Salsify Avenue · Pearcroft Road · Henley Road · Oxlip Boulevard · Henley Avenue · Burdock Crescent · Henley Road · Oxlip Boulevard · Teasel Close
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.