Lower Barn Road Babergh
18 addresses across 7 postcodes (IP8), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 1500746.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2008 the median was £205,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Babergh cost £331,207 in August 2026 (+0.9% on a year); private rents averaged £970 a month.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 1, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 C; Band D in Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ipswich, about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 27 to 51 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hawthorn Drive Surgery, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2008 | 1, CHURCH FARM COTTAGES IP8 3QA | Semi-detached | £205,000 |
House prices and rents in Babergh
A typical home in Babergh cost £331,207 in August 2026, 0.9% more than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 29% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £483,902 |
| Semi-detached | £311,195 |
| Terraced | £243,230 |
| Flat or maisonette | £152,550 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £262,771 |
Private renters in Babergh paid £970 a month on average in September 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 32% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £719 |
| Two bedrooms | £921 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,116 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,605 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 122 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1950-1966 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 (20% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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 FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OLD MILL COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 25 January 2027 to 2 February 2027: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD, Statutory Infrastructure Works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
- 15 February 2027 to 19 February 2027: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD, Statutory Infrastructure Works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP8 3PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 3QA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 3PY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 3QB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 3NR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 3QD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 3QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 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.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 27 m and 51 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP8 3NR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 3PY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 3PZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 3QA | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 3QB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 3QD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 3QQ | 75% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Derby Road (Ipswich) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Chattisham | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | London Road Park and Ride Copdock | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Merriveen Ltd. - Depot Parking | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 58 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 58.9 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hawthorn Drive Surgery Good Sep 2024 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Capel Dental Practice | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Care homes | The Lodge Requires improvement Sep 2026 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Police - Capel St Mary Police Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,680 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,420 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 12 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* | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alder Carr | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Wood's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Church Belt | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Berrishill Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Long Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| The Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 18 |
3 of the street's 18 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 Babergh: see them on the Babergh page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, 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).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD: Statutory Infrastructure Works, 25 January 2027 to 2 February 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD: Statutory Infrastructure Works, 15 February 2027 to 19 February 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this 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; 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.