Hall Drive Santon Downham, West Suffolk
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP27), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14610072.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £445,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are 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 West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brandon, about 2.8 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brandon Medical Practice, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £239,000 | £239,000 | £239,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2024 | WOODSIDE IP27 0WB | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2015 | THE NEW HOUSE IP27 0WB | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2002 | THE NEW HOUSE IP27 0WB | Detached | £239,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2000 | WOODSIDE IP27 0WB | Detached | £178,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 131 m². Most common: House, detached (1); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in West Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,351 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,351 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,919 | £4,703 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (34% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Santon Downham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- ICE HOUSE AT BILLIARD ROOM COTTAGE, 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0WB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP27 0TW | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 7 m and 14 m above sea level (11 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0TW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP27 0WB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brandon 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Thetford 306,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Lakenheath 920 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hall Drive Santon Downham | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Thetford | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Brandon Station Car Park | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 48.4 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 70.1 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brandon Medical Practice | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Harold Smith Dental Practice | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 21.7 km (13 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Police Brandon Police Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 180 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 100m south east of Woodcock Cottage, a scheduled monument, 220 m west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 100m south east of Woodcock Cottage | Scheduled monument | 220 m west |
| Cross-Base 2 Metres North West of Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m east |
| Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Santon moated site and associated medieval settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mayes Plantation | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) east |
| River Belt | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Ling Belt | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Snowberry Belt | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Two Mile Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| White Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the street's 5 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 West Suffolk: see them on the West Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santon Downham Community Centre IP27 0TW | Other catering premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| The Breckland Club IP27 0TW | Other catering premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 20 Sep 2024 |
| Deer Larder IP27 0TJ | Farmers/growers | 370 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hall Drive (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
All the streets in IP27 and across West 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.