Ling Road Mid Suffolk
20 addresses across 5 postcodes (IP22), about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25502436.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £427,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 2, E: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 17 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 40% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Diss, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Fair Green, is about 840 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 24 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lawns Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 920 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £427,500 | £427,500 | £427,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £322,500 | £322,500 | £322,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2023 | TINKERS BARN IP22 1AA | Other | £90,100 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Mar 2023 | FETTLE BARN IP22 1AA | Other | £100,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Jun 2021 | OAK FARM IP22 1SX | Other | £1,298,330 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Mar 2021 | LABURNHAM COTTAGE IP22 1SX | Detached | £220,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Jul 2016 | BRIDGE FARM HOUSE IP22 1AA | Detached | £427,500 | |
| 19 Apr 2012 | STAR COTTAGE IP22 1SX | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2003 | BRIDGE FARM COTTAGE IP22 1AA | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2002 | BRIDGE FARM COTTAGE IP22 1AA | Detached | £322,500 | |
| 20 May 1998 | LABURNHAM COTTAGE IP22 1SX | Detached | £60,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2); House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2022 (2); Pre-1900 (1); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 B (31% of about 2,610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Diss Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 15.
- 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
- 21, FAIR GREEN, grade II
- 28 AND 29, FAIR GREEN, grade II
- 30 AND 31, FAIR GREEN, grade II
- 4, FAIR GREEN, grade II
- 82 AND 83, DENMARK STREET, grade II
- 84-86, DENMARK STREET, grade II
- BRIDGE FARM COTTAGES, grade II
- BRIDGE FARM HOUSE, grade II
- BY THE POTASH, grade II
- COCK GREEN COTTAGE, grade II
- DENMARK BRIDGE HOUSE, grade II
- FAIR GREEN HOUSE, grade II
- HATTERS, grade II
- THE HEMPLANDS, grade II
- WILLOW LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Rackham's Builders Yard, Diss, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Rackham's Builders Yard, Diss, Planning Permission (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 6 October 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 6 October 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 55 homes the Environment Agency counts, 7 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP22 1SX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP22 1AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP22 4BE | not in 2 or 3 | 16 / 1 / 6 | unlikely |
| IP22 1SN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP22 1SU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 24 m and 44 m above sea level (28 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP22 1AA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP22 1SN | 67% | 67% | 67% | 11% |
| IP22 1SU | 80% | 80% | 80% | 20% |
| IP22 1SX | 100% | 40% | 40% | 0% |
| IP22 4BE | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Diss | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Heritage Triangle Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 36.4 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 79.5 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lawns Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fair Green Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Fair Green 2.1 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,990 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,210 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Long Gardens Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Horse Fen | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Clynt Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Alder Carr | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Spears Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the street's 20 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roydon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Palgrave Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Diss Church of England Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 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 | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 6 October 2026 to 7 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 6 October 2026 to 7 October 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP22 1SX: 9 addresses
- IP22 1AA: 7 addresses
- IP22 4BE: 2 addresses of 65 in the postcode
- IP22 1SN: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- IP22 1SU: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
All the streets in IP22 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.