Lode Street Brandon, West Suffolk
19 addresses across 5 postcodes (IP27), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14600448.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £96,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 4, D: 2, E: 3, F: 1).
- Flood: 32 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 A; Band D in West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brandon, about 590 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Orchard, is about 290 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 12 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brandon Medical Practice, about 120 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 33% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 116 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 | £96,500 | £96,500 | £96,500 |
| 2021 | 1 | £83,500 | £83,500 | £83,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £164,000 | £164,000 | £164,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £192,000 | £154,000 | £230,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £59,995 | £59,995 | £59,995 |
| 2003 | 2 | £113,500 | £110,000 | £117,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £43,000 | £42,000 | £44,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £44,248 | £30,995 | £57,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2024 | 21 IP27 0BD | Flat or maisonette | £96,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Feb 2021 | 21 IP27 0BD | Flat or maisonette | £83,500 | Leasehold. |
| 20 May 2019 | 13 IP27 0BD | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2018 | 5 IP27 0BD | Detached | £164,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2017 | 21 IP27 0BD | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jul 2016 | 7 IP27 0BD | Detached | £154,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2016 | 3 IP27 0BD | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2007 | 19 IP27 0BD | Flat or maisonette | £68,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jan 2005 | 21 IP27 0BD | Flat or maisonette | £59,995 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Sep 2003 | 7 IP27 0BD | Detached | £117,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2003 | 5 IP27 0BD | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2002 | 21 IP27 0BD | Flat or maisonette | £42,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Oct 2002 | 19 IP27 0BD | Flat or maisonette | £44,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Dec 2000 | 5 IP27 0BD | Detached | £57,500 | |
| 7 Mar 2000 | 21 IP27 0BD | Flat or maisonette | £30,995 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 68 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Flat (4); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1991-1995 (3); 1900-1929 (2); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in West Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,351 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,351 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,919 | £4,703 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (62% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brandon (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- Warren Close, Brandon: up to 23 homes, pending decision (300 m)
- Land Off Gas House Lane, Brandon: up to 10 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Land off Fengate Drove, Brandon, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
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, 30 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0BD | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP27 0AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| IP27 0BS | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP27 0RR | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| IP27 0RS | not in 2 or 3 | 16 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 7 m and 12 m above sea level (9 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP27 0BD | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| IP27 0BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP27 0RR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP27 0RS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brandon 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Lakenheath 920 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Thetford 306,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ladram House Brandon | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Thetford | 8.9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brandon Station Car Park | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 51.3 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 68.2 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brandon Medical Practice | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harold Smith Dental Practice | 120 m |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 22.9 km (14 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Police Brandon Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Orchard 5,080 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5,280 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oak House, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oak House | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-west |
| Middle Saxon occupation on Chequer Meadow | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Roman building E of Fengate Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Pepper Hill bowl barrow, 400m north east of Mill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Waterworks Covert | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Poors Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Mount Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| White Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Home Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Session Heath | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 19 |
4 of the street's 19 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 West Suffolk: see them on the West Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 270 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Glade Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Breckland School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots IP27 0AQ | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2018 |
| No 30 coffee lounge IP27 0AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Dominos Pizza IP27 0AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Brandon Baptist Church IP27 0AQ | Other catering premises | 120 m | Exempt | |
| Pagoda House IP27 0AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Kings Garden IP27 0AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| GoldenFriedChicken IP27 0AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Centre cafe and restaurant IP27 0AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Brandon Butchers IP27 0AQ | Manufacturers/packers | 120 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| El Greco IP27 0AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Spar - Barrels Superstore IP27 0AQ | Retailers - other | 130 m | 4 Good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Azure IP27 0AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | Unknown | 10 Oct 2026 |
| Aldi IP27 0AU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 130 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2018 |
| Ali's Kebabs IP27 0AU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Flavours of Portugal IP27 0AU | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stores Street (34); On or near Lode Street (26); On or near Supermarket (11); On or near Whitehart Lane (9); On or near George Street (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
- Food hygiene ratings Azure (restaurant/cafe/canteen, IP27 0AQ) now Unknown, was 1 Major improvement necessary (rated 10 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP27 0BD: 15 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- IP27 0AQ: 1 address of 99 in the postcode
- IP27 0BS: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- IP27 0RR: 1 address of 44 in the postcode
- IP27 0RS: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Leamon Court · Whitehart Lane · Astor Court · Braundon Court · Gentle Court · Thetford Road · Suffolk Court · Beavor Lane · Stores Street · Wellington Close · School Lane · Market Hill
All the streets in IP27 and across West 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.