Laurel Close Stutton, Babergh
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP9), about 90 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 1512707.
6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £500,000 across 1 sale. 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Wrabness, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 630 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 30 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is The Holbrook And Shotley Practice, about 2.5 km away. About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 17 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 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | £525,000 | £450,000 | £550,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2024 | 3 IP9 2FT | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 5 IP9 2FT | Detached | £550,000 | New build. |
| 19 Nov 2021 | 4 IP9 2FT | Detached | £450,000 | New build. |
| 22 Oct 2021 | 3 IP9 2FT | Detached | £450,000 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 1 IP9 2FT | Detached | £525,000 | New build. |
| 24 Sep 2021 | 2 IP9 2FT | Detached | £550,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 146 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2020 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Babergh in 2026-27: Band D £2,342 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,561 | £1,821 | £2,081 | £2,342 | £2,862 | £3,382 | £3,903 | £4,683 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (23% of about 750 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP9 2FT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP9 2FS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 30 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP9 2FS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP9 2FT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wrabness 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km |
| Mistley 64,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Manningtree 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Larksfield Road Stutton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | London Road Park and Ride Copdock | 8.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harwich International Port | 8.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 53.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 62.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Holbrook And Shotley Practice | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 5.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Harwich & District Hospital | 9.8 km |
| Police station | Suffolk Police - Capel St Mary Police Station | 5.9 km |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Holbrook, Holbrook Cashzone | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 19 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,510 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | Reade Playing Field 2.0 ha | 2.4 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crowe Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m south. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crowe Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crepping Hall Wood | Wood | 620 m south-west |
| Alton Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
| Stutton Ness | Wetland | 1.7 km south |
| Netherhallfleet Reach | Tidal water | 2.1 km south |
| Stalls Valley | Valley | 4.8 km north |
| Broom Knoll | Hill | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stutton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 100 m | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kings Head IP9 2SW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Stutton Young Explorers IP9 2RY | Other catering premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Stutton CoE Primary School ? ASSET Nourish IP9 2RY | School/college/university | 320 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stutton Close (11); On or near Church Road (2); On or near Wheelwrights Close (2); On or near Hyam'S Lane (1); On or near Holbrook Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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
Baytree Way · Church Road · Wheelwrights Close · School Close · Findley Close · Stutton Close · Stutton Close · Post Office Corner · Crowe Hall Lane · Follet Close · Larksfield Road · Lower Street
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.