Laxfield Road Stradbroke, Mid Suffolk
54 addresses across 8 postcodes (IP14,IP21), about 390 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 25500398.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £179,000 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: 20 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 12, F: 4, G: 1).
- Flood: 7 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 80% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Diss, about 11.9 km (7.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 47 to 54 m above sea level.
- Noise: 30 of its 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fressingfield Medical Centre, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 1,350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £179,000 | £179,000 | £179,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £442,500 | £442,500 | £442,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £538,000 | £538,000 | £538,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £145,500 | £131,000 | £160,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £162,000 | £145,000 | £367,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £267,888 | £166,000 | £369,775 |
| 2015 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £234,500 | £140,000 | £430,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £216,250 | £77,500 | £355,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2026 | POND COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Terraced | £179,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2025 | WILLOW COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Detached | £442,500 | |
| 19 Aug 2022 | DRAPERS HILL FARM IP21 5HX | Other | £395,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Apr 2022 | BROOK HOUSE IP21 5HX | Detached | £538,000 | |
| 5 May 2021 | DRAPERS HILL FARM IP21 5HX | Other | £315,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Mar 2021 | POND COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Terraced | £131,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2021 | MEADOW COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2019 | OAK COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | NEAVES COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Other | £83,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Jun 2019 | CHESTNUT COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Terraced | £162,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2019 | WILLOW COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Detached | £367,500 | |
| 26 Nov 2018 | MEADOW COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Other | £375,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Oct 2018 | YORK COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2017 | 2, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2016 | 1, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £166,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2016 | SOUTHFIELD HOUSE IP21 5HX | Detached | £369,775 | |
| 22 May 2015 | ASPEN HOUSE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2014 | 1, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2014 | ROWAN HOUSE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £269,000 | New build. |
| 7 Oct 2014 | MEADOW END IP21 5HX | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2014 | STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Terraced | £430,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2012 | SOUTHFIELD HOUSE IP21 5HX | Detached | £77,500 | |
| 3 Feb 2012 | POPLARS IP21 5HX | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2009 | WILLOW COTTAGE, STREET FARM IP21 5HX | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2007 | 1, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2006 | ROSE COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Detached | £247,500 | |
| 21 Oct 2005 | 2, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2005 | 1, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2003 | 1, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £88,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2003 | 2, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Semi-detached | £87,000 | New build. |
| 8 Aug 2001 | WHEELWRIGHTS IP21 5HX | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2001 | 3, CHAPEL COTTAGE IP21 5HX | Detached | £88,000 | |
| 30 May 1997 | ROOKERY NOOK IP21 5HX | Detached | £77,500 |
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
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 143 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (13); House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (17); 1900-1929 (1); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (20 addresses)
- 1 TOWN CLOSE, CHURCH STREET, STRADBROKE
- 1 Town House, Church Street, Stradbroke
- 2 Town Close, Church Street, Stradbroke
- 6 Davey Place, Laxfield Road, Stradbroke
- Back Cottage, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Church View, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Coppings Cottage, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Corner Cottage, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Farthings, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Fir Cottage, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Goshawk Cottage, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Hartfield House, Church Street
- Old Builders Yard, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Rose Villa, Church Street, Stradbroke
- Spring Cottage, Laxfield Road, Stradbroke
- The Coach House, Church Street, Stradbroke
- The Laurels, Church Street, Stradbroke
- The Laurels Bungalow, Church Street, Stradbroke
- The Old Fire Station, Church Street, Stradbroke
- The Poppies, Church Street, Stradbroke
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (21% of about 2,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stradbroke (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 21.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II*
- BYE WAYS AND THE THATCHES, grade II
- CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH VIEW, grade II
- COPPINGS COTTAGE, grade II
- COUNTY BRANCH LIBRARY, grade II
- GLENMORE THE BAKERY, grade II
- HARTFIELD HOUSE, grade II
- HUBBARDS, grade II
- K6 KIOSK, grade II
- NUMBERS 1 AND 2 TOWN HOUSE AND TOWN COTTAGE, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- Ryle House, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK IMMEDIATELY EAST OF WHITE HART INN, grade II
- Stradbroke War Memorial, grade II
- THE CHANTRY, grade II
- THE OLD CHEMIST'S SHOP, grade II
- THIRKETTLE COTTAGE AND HARVEST COTTAGE, grade II
- TOWN CLOSE, grade II
- WATERLOO HOUSE, grade II
- WHITE HART INN, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 9 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 5HT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5HS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5HX | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| IP21 5DW | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| IP21 5HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| IP14 5HT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 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.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Height above sea level
The street's 54 addresses are between 47 m and 54 m above sea level (53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP14 5HT | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| IP21 5DW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5HG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5HS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5HT | 100% | 7% | 7% | 0% |
| IP21 5HU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5HX | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| IP21 5LA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Stradbroke | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 39.8 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 85.9 km (53 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fressingfield Medical Centre | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Harleston Dental And Aesthetic Clinic Limited | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,480 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north-east. 46 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteman's Plantation | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Grove Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Depperhaugh Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| The Slades | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Coldham Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Lump Pits Hole | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 23 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 54 |
30 of the street's 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stradbroke Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 310 m | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stradbroke High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 330 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakemore Retail IP21 5HT | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2018 |
| Stradbroke Bakery IP21 5HG | Retailers - other | 60 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Apr 2025 |
| The White Hart IP21 5HT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Stradbroke Ivy House IP21 5JN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2023 |
| Court HouseCafe IP21 5HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2022 |
| Lunchtime Company @ Stradbroke Primary School IP21 5HH | School/college/university | 360 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Stradbroke High School IP21 5JN | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Priory Close (5); On or near Bishops Way (2); On or near Farriers Close (2); On or near Church Street (1).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 100% happened in the dark, and 100% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2024 19:35 | Slight | 1 person | B1118, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 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 | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 9 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP21 5HT: 24 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- IP21 5HS: 17 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- IP21 5HX: 5 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- IP21 5DW: 3 addresses
- IP21 5HG: 2 addresses of 57 in the postcode
- IP14 5HT: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- IP21 5HU: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- IP21 5LA: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Priory Close · Doctors Lane · Cedar Close · Bishops Way · Riches Close · Willow Close · Farriers Close · Chapel Close · Woodfields · Chantala Close · Eastlands · Church Street
All the streets in IP14, 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; 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.