Jackdaw Close Needham Market, Mid Suffolk
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP6), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25504214.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £312,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Mid Suffolk cost £317,979 in August 2026 (+5.3% on a year); private rents averaged £1,011 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Gallows Hill, is 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 4 times (9 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Bramford Road - Pyrolysis Facility, is 4.6 km (2.8 miles) away.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Needham Market, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 40 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 17 to 20 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 Needham Market Country Practice, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 36% 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.
- 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 | £312,000 | £312,000 | £312,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £402,500 | £335,000 | £470,000 |
| 2022 | 5 | £450,000 | £310,000 | £625,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2022 | 1 IP6 8FD | Semi-detached | £310,000 | New build. |
| 27 Feb 2025 | 2 IP6 8FD | Semi-detached | £312,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 2 IP6 8FD | Semi-detached | £310,000 | New build. |
| 25 Oct 2024 | 3 IP6 8FD | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2022 | 3 IP6 8FD | Detached | £450,000 | New build. |
| 18 Feb 2022 | 4 IP6 8FD | Detached | £465,000 | New build. |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 5 IP6 8FD | Detached | £625,000 | New build. |
| 4 Mar 2024 | 6 IP6 8FD | Detached | £335,000 | New build. |
| 11 Mar 2022 | 7 IP6 8FD | Detached | £335,000 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Mid Suffolk
A typical home in Mid Suffolk cost £317,979 in August 2026, 5.3% more than a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £440,981 |
| Semi-detached | £278,154 |
| Terraced | £226,023 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,118 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £260,075 |
Private renters in Mid Suffolk paid £1,011 a month on average in September 2026, 6.9% more than a year before. That is 40% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £725 |
| Two bedrooms | £928 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,130 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,593 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 96 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4). Built: 2021 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 6,100 kWh of it on average in 2024, 32% less than the district's 8,980 kWh, and 2,326 kWh of electricity, 43% less than the district's 4,105 kWh. There are gas meters for about 90% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 8FD | 7 | 2,121 kWh | 6 | 7,138 kWh |
| IP6 8FA | 66 | 1,675 kWh | 60 | 5,917 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 IP6.
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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Needham Chalks Ltd, Ipswich Rd, Needham Market: up to 264 homes, permissioned (240 m)
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Suffolk Home Solar Scheme | Solar farm | 4.8 MW | Operational Jan 2016 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Masons Power Plant Landfill Scheme | Landfill Gas | 5.5 MW | Operational Feb 2008 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Bramford Road - Pyrolysis Facility Mid Suffolk SCC/0091/23MS | Energy from waste (incinerator) | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2024 | 4.6 km (2.8 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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 8FD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP6 8FA | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 1 / 0 | 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
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 4 times, for 9 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into The River Gipping Nt.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Market Water Recycling Cntr Anglian Water | The River Gipping Nt | 4 | 9 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallows Hill Needham Market | 1964 to 1990 | Industrial, commercial | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 17 m and 20 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 8FA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP6 8FD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lion Barn Business Park Needham Market | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnards Stowmarket | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 61 km (38 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 63.6 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Needham Market Country Practice Good May 2018 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Needham Market Pharmacy | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Quintons Court (Dental Practice) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ipswich Hospital Requires improvement Feb 2026 | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Uvedale Hall Residential Home Good Mar 2020 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Stowmarket Police Station. | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,680 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 30 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,730 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Baylham Roman site, a scheduled monument, 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Baylham Roman site | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alderson Lake | Lake or reservoir | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Mere Plantation | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Bosmere | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Needham Lake | Lake or reservoir | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Station Field | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 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 Mid Suffolk: see them on the Mid Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosmere Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) | 30% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 66% in 2024 and 58% 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
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1 km (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jigsaw Pre-School (Sproughton) at Needham Market IP6 8BB | Sessional day care | 24 | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Street Foods Ltd IP6 8RW | Distributors/Transporters | 360 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2024 |
| Chitty Chitty Bon Bon Limited IP6 8NZ | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| The Lion Inn IP6 8EH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park/Open Space (5); On or near Flint Drive (1); On or near Quarry Avenue (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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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
Nearby streets
Dunford Way · Bradley Mill Way · Belemnite Walk · Sand Martin Way · Flint Drive · Badger Close · Chalk Lane · Quarry Avenue · Ammonite Drive · Maitland Road · Williamsport Way · Ipswich Road
All the streets in IP6 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; 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.