Finborough Close Ipswich, East Suffolk
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP4), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38605242.
- Sales: 39 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £535,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in East Suffolk cost £277,949 in August 2026 (-2.3% on a year); private rents averaged £848 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 7).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in East Suffolk costs £2,335 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Derby Road (Ipswich), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 30 to 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Embrace Medical Centre, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £535,000 | £535,000 | £535,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £570,000 | £570,000 | £570,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £299,995 | £245,000 | £315,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £241,000 | £241,000 | £241,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £260,000 | £242,000 | £278,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £249,000 | £249,000 | £249,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £232,000 | £232,000 | £232,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £248,000 | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £226,500 | £226,000 | £227,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | £225,000 | £202,500 | £227,995 |
| 2005 | 3 | £196,250 | £185,000 | £270,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £249,995 | £249,995 | £249,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2007 | 1 IP4 5QT | Detached | £226,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2005 | 1 IP4 5QT | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2003 | 1 IP4 5QT | Detached | £162,500 | |
| 2 Mar 2001 | 1 IP4 5QT | Detached | £114,000 | |
| 10 Feb 1995 | 1 IP4 5QT | Detached | £74,000 | New build. |
| 11 Jun 2010 | 2 IP4 5QT | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2008 | 2 IP4 5QT | Detached | £248,000 | |
| 12 May 1995 | 2 IP4 5QT | Detached | £82,500 | New build. |
| 26 Apr 2006 | 3 IP4 5QT | Detached | £202,500 | |
| 4 Jun 2001 | 3 IP4 5QT | Detached | £148,500 | |
| 17 Feb 1995 | 3 IP4 5QT | Detached | £82,500 | New build. |
| 5 May 1995 | 4 IP4 5QT | Detached | £84,950 | New build. |
| 28 Aug 2015 | 5 IP4 5QT | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2009 | 5 IP4 5QT | Detached | £232,000 | |
| 6 Nov 1998 | 5 IP4 5QT | Detached | £99,500 | |
| 24 Feb 1995 | 5 IP4 5QT | Detached | £85,950 | New build. |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 6 IP4 5QT | Detached | £241,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2006 | 6 IP4 5QT | Detached | £227,995 | |
| 8 Sep 2005 | 6 IP4 5QT | Detached | £196,250 | |
| 31 Mar 1995 | 6 IP4 5QT | Detached | £80,000 | New build. |
| 16 Nov 2012 | 7 IP4 5QT | Detached | £278,000 | |
| 15 Mar 1995 | 7 IP4 5QT | Detached | £102,500 | New build. |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 8 IP4 5QT | Detached | £570,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2005 | 8 IP4 5QT | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 5 May 1995 | 8 IP4 5QT | Detached | £107,500 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2015 | 9 IP4 5QT | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 21 May 1999 | 9 IP4 5QT | Detached | £84,950 | |
| 31 Mar 1995 | 9 IP4 5QT | Detached | £69,950 | New build. |
| 28 Aug 2015 | 10 IP4 5QT | Detached | £299,995 | |
| 26 Jul 2012 | 10 IP4 5QT | Detached | £242,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | 10 IP4 5QT | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 18 Oct 1995 | 10 IP4 5QT | Detached | £77,750 | |
| 4 Apr 1995 | 10 IP4 5QT | Detached | £80,000 | New build. |
| 16 Feb 2007 | 11 IP4 5QT | Detached | £227,000 | |
| 16 Mar 1995 | 11 IP4 5QT | Detached | £79,950 | New build. |
| 31 Mar 1995 | 12 IP4 5QT | Detached | £86,950 | New build. |
| 18 Mar 2025 | 15 IP4 5QT | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 4 May 2004 | 15 IP4 5QT | Detached | £249,995 | |
| 24 Mar 1995 | 15 IP4 5QT | Detached | £111,000 | New build. |
House prices and rents in East Suffolk
A typical home in East Suffolk cost £277,949 in August 2026, 2.3% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £403,830 |
| Semi-detached | £265,470 |
| Terraced | £206,275 |
| Flat or maisonette | £140,565 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £227,188 |
Private renters in East Suffolk paid £848 a month on average in September 2026, 5.8% more than a year before. That is 37% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £607 |
| Two bedrooms | £798 |
| Three bedrooms | £947 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,350 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 129 m². Most common: House, detached (9). Built: 1991-1995 (9). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- 2, Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
- 4, Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
- 5, Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
- 6 Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
- 7, Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
- 8 Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
- 9, Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
- 10, Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
- 15 Finborough Close, Rushmere St. Andrew
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,926 kWh of it on average in 2024, 23% more than the district's 11,368 kWh, and 3,744 kWh of electricity, 14% more than the district's 3,288 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP4 5QT | 13 | 3,281 kWh | 13 | 15,893 kWh |
| IP4 5QY | 21 | 2,772 kWh | 21 | 12,334 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 IP4.
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (49% of about 490 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Hospital Energy Centre Ipswich 12/01006/FUL | Biomass | 2.6 MW | Operational Mar 2017 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Foxhall Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 1.2 MW | Operational Jun 1996 | 3.1 km (1.9 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
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, 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP4 5QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP4 5QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | 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
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
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 14 addresses are between 30 m and 31 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP4 5QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP4 5QY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Derby Road (Ipswich) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fellbrigg Avenue Rushmere St Andrew | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ipswich Hospital Copleston | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing Shotley Gate | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys Warren Heath Smart Charge | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 65 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 70.2 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Embrace Medical Centre Good Jan 2020 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Orchid Dental | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Ipswich Hospital Good Nov 2016 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakwood House Residential and Nursing Home Good Oct 2020 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary Police Headquarters | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Ipswich Town Training Centre 13 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 870m south of Lux Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 870m south of Lux Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Decoypond Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Brookhill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Spring Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| New Cut | Tidal water | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
| Black Ooze | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 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 East Suffolk: see them on the East Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broke Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 74% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 76% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| Heath Primary School, Kesgrave | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 64% in 2024 and 75% in 2023) |
| Cedarwood Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 57% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 53% in 2023) |
| St Alban's Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 45.3 (46.9 in 2025 and 48.9 in 2024); 38.4% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C; 9.8% AAB or better; progress average |
| Copleston High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 48.3 (46.9 in 2025 and 49.2 in 2024); 51.3% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 6% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Britannia Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 61% in 2024 and 60% 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
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 150 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Rushmere IP4 5RE | Full day care | 112 | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 150 m |
| Heathlands Community Preschool And Out Of School Club IP4 5XD | Sessional day care | 32 | Not inspected yet | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Little Leaders Kesgrave IP5 1JF | Full day care | 43 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hunnitots Day Nursery IP4 5PD | Full day care | 102 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees At Ipswich Rushmere IP4 5RE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2026 |
| One Stop IP4 5RE | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2017 |
| Taste of India IP4 5RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Fusion IP4 5RE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Audley Grove (3); On or near Magingley Crescent (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 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) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Taste of India (restaurant/cafe/canteen, IP4 5RE) re-inspected, still 3 Generally satisfactory (rated 30 September 2026) found 5 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Euston Avenue · Haughley Drive · Lawford Place · Magingley Crescent · Seckford Close · Giffords Place · Audley Grove · Wimpole Close · St Andrews Walk · Parnham Place · Brendon Drive · Mannington Close
All the streets in IP4 and across East 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.