High View Offton, Mid Suffolk
11 addresses across 3 postcodes (IP8), about 100 m long. USRN 25501711.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £450,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (F: 2).
- Flood: 2 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 Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 17% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Needham Market, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Barking Tye Common, is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 40 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Needham Market Country Practice, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £122,500 | £100,000 | £145,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2016 | 1 IP8 4SG | Semi-detached | £450,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2001 | 1 IP8 4SG | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2001 | 2 IP8 4SG | Semi-detached | £145,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 111 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (24% of about 1,230 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP8 4SG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 4SH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 4SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 40 m and 61 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP8 4SG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 4SH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 4SJ | 100% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Limeburners Offton | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | London Road Park and Ride Copdock | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 59.7 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Needham Market Country Practice | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Needham Market Pharmacy | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wattisham Dental Centre | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| Police station | Hadleigh Police Station | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Barking Tye Common 14 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,390 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,650 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m (0.4 miles) west. 12 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 Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Moated site known as Offton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Chaffinch Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Tollemache Hall Grove | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Titley Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
| Wire Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 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 | 8 | 11 |
3 of the street's 11 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Limburners IP8 4SF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2022 |
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- IP8 4SG: 7 addresses
- IP8 4SH: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- IP8 4SJ: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
All the streets in IP8 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.