Laxfield Road Mid Suffolk
127 addresses across 12 postcodes (IP21), about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 25500751.
- Sales: 39 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £550,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 48 homes have an energy certificate (B: 9, C: 17, D: 11, E: 6, F: 5).
- Flood: 4 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Halesworth, about 11.9 km (7.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 39 to 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: 26 of its 127 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fressingfield Medical Centre, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 780 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £295,000 | £210,000 | £372,000 |
| 2020 | 5 | £425,000 | £195,000 | £851,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £422,500 | £320,000 | £525,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £395,000 | £280,000 | £510,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £326,000 | £326,000 | £326,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £97,000 | £97,000 | £97,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £320,521 | £229,000 | £1,000,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2024 | ORCHARD COTTAGE IP21 5PU | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2023 | 3 IP21 5PT | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | HERITAGE BARN IP21 5TD | Other | £135,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Apr 2023 | WIDGEHAM BARN, POPLAR FARM IP21 5PY | Detached | £372,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2023 | 2, ELM VILLA IP21 5PW | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2020 | CASSIOBURY HOUSE IP21 5PY | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2020 | CHIPPENHALL HALL IP21 5TD | Detached | £851,500 | |
| 28 Aug 2020 | 4 IP21 5PT | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2020 | MULBERRY COTTAGE IP21 5PY | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2020 | MULBERRY COTTAGE IP21 5PY | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 8 IP21 5PT | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2018 | WHITE HOUSE IP21 5PX | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2018 | 2, GULL COTTAGE IP21 5PX | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2016 | CARROBELLE IP21 5TD | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2016 | BRIAR COTTAGE IP21 5PY | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2015 | DE RADDYING IP21 5TD | Detached | £380,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Dec 2014 | CHIPPENHALL HALL IP21 5TD | Detached | £662,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jun 2013 | 2, GULL COTTAGE IP21 5PX | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2013 | 2, GULL COTTAGE IP21 5PX | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2012 | BRAMBLE COTTAGE IP21 5PU | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2011 | ORCHARD COTTAGE IP21 5PU | Detached | £326,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2010 | 8 IP21 5PT | Semi-detached | £97,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2009 | PILGRIMS COTTAGE IP21 5PX | Detached | £152,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2007 | OAKLANDS IP21 5PY | Detached | £1,000,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2007 | ORCHARD COTTAGE IP21 5PU | Detached | £320,521 | |
| 2 Apr 2007 | BRIAR COTTAGE IP21 5PY | Detached | £229,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2005 | 2 IP21 5PT | Semi-detached | £149,500 | |
| 14 Jan 2005 | 2 IP21 5PT | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 28 May 2004 | HILL VIEW HOUSE IP21 5PY | Detached | £635,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2003 | 2 IP21 5PT | Semi-detached | £96,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2002 | THE GABLES IP21 5PY | Detached | £362,500 | |
| 13 Mar 2002 | BRIAR COTTAGE IP21 5PY | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 9 May 2001 | PEAR TREE COTTAGE IP21 5PY | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 21 Oct 1999 | MEADOW FARM IP21 5PY | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1998 | WHITE POST COTTAGE IP21 5PY | Detached | £73,500 | |
| 17 Oct 1997 | OLD COTT IP21 5PU | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 17 Apr 1997 | VALLEY HOUSE IP21 5PY | Detached | £67,000 | |
| 14 Oct 1996 | PEAR TREE COTTAGE IP21 5PY | Detached | £64,000 | |
| 26 Jul 1996 | HILL VIEW HOUSE IP21 5PY | Detached | £204,000 |
Energy performance certificates
48 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 96 m². Most common: House, detached (16); House, semi-detached (12); Bungalow, semi-detached (10). Built: before 1900 (10); 1967-1975 (9); 1950-1966 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (25); rented (social) (16); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (28 addresses)
- 1 Elm Villa, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 1 Kingfisher Cottages, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 1, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 2 Gull Cottage, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 2 Kingfisher Cottages, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 2, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 4 Avocet House, 24, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 7, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 9, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 11, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 14, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 16, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 17, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 18, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 21, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 22, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 23 Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- 24 Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- Annex at Tithe Farm, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- Chippenhall Hall, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- Furzeland Cottage, Gull Street, Fressingfield
- Meadow Farm, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- Mulberry Cottage, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- Poplar Farm, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- The Granary, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- The Manse, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- The White House, Laxfield Road, Fressingfield
- Ufford Hall, Fressingfield
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 (23% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Fressingfield (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 12.
- 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
- BROAD END FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- TITHE FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- UFFORD HALL, grade II*
- BARN 30 METRES NORTH EAST OF UFFORD HALL, grade II
- BROADWAY HALL, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MOAT FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OLDCOTT, grade II
- OXBRIDGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- PEAR TREE HOUSE, grade II
- TWO COTTAGES 300 METRES SOUTH EAST OF TITHE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WHITEPOST FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 17 November 2026 to 18 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 14 September 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 14 August 2026 to 15 August 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 5PY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP21 5PT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP21 5TA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5TD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5TB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5PX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP21 5PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5SY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5PW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP21 5PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5SN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5PD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 127 addresses are between 39 m and 57 m above sea level (46 m on average); the ground rises about 18 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 5PD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5PT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5PU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5PW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5PX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5PY | 100% | 47% | 47% | 0% |
| IP21 5PZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5SN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP21 5SY | 83% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| IP21 5TA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| IP21 5TB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP21 5TD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 37.3 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 90.7 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fressingfield Medical Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Harleston Dental And Aesthetic Clinic Limited | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Patrick Stead Hospital | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,020 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,150 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tithe Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tithe Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-west |
| Fressingfield Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dan's Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Bush Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Tink's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Lord's Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Bluebell Wood | Wood | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Strawberry Grove | Wood | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 101 | 127 |
26 of the street's 127 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fressingfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiddlywinks Nursery | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 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 | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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
- IP21 5PY: 45 addresses of 47 in the postcode
- IP21 5PT: 27 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- IP21 5TA: 13 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- IP21 5TD: 10 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- IP21 5TB: 8 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- IP21 5PX: 6 addresses
- IP21 5PU: 5 addresses
- IP21 5SY: 4 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- IP21 5PW: 3 addresses
- IP21 5PZ: 3 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- IP21 5SN: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- IP21 5PD: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
All the streets in IP21 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.