Marsh Road Boxford, Babergh
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (CO10), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 1500775.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £405,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, F: 1).
- 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 C; Band D in Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sudbury (Suffolk), about 9.2 km (5.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Primrose Wood, is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 40 to 46 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hadleigh Health Centre, about 6 km (3.7 miles) away.
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £405,000 | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £368,000 | £368,000 | £368,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £262,000 | £262,000 | £262,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £263,750 | £250,000 | £277,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £155,000 | £80,000 | £230,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £139,750 | £120,000 | £159,500 |
| 1995 | 2 | £85,000 | £77,250 | £92,750 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2021 | 3 CO10 5HT | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 10 May 2018 | 1 CO10 5HT | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2017 | 3 CO10 5HT | Detached | £368,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2015 | 3 CO10 5HT | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 4 CO10 5HT | Detached | £262,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2014 | 4 CO10 5HT | Detached | £270,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Mar 2013 | 6 CO10 5HT | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2013 | 4 CO10 5HT | Detached | £277,500 | |
| 7 Dec 2010 | 8 CO10 5HT | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2006 | 9 CO10 5HT | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2005 | 9 CO10 5HT | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2004 | 2 CO10 5HT | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2004 | 3 CO10 5HT | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2000 | 1 CO10 5HT | Detached | £159,500 | |
| 22 Feb 2000 | 2 CO10 5HT | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 2 Dec 1995 | 12 CO10 5HT | Detached | £77,250 | |
| 23 May 1995 | 1 CO10 5HT | Detached | £92,750 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 (21% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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)
- Land south of Hadleigh Road, Boxford: up to 1 home, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 15 October 2026 to 16 October 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 24 September 2026 to 25 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO10 5HT | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CO10 5HU | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 40 m and 46 m above sea level (44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO10 5HT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO10 5HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sudbury (Suffolk) 348,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Bures 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Chappel and Wakes Colne 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cox Hill Boxford | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Sudbury | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 46.4 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hadleigh Health Centre | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Mill Pharmacy | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 15 Meadows Way [Dental Practice] | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | St Leonards Hospital | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Hadleigh Police Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Primrose Wood 4,720 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,230 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Fleece Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m (0.4 miles) west. 83 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Fleece Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Stony Down Grove | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Whinnyfield Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Harvey Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| King Harry's Grove | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cox Hill (2); On or near Station Field (2); On or near Holbrook Barn Road (2); On or near Sand Hill (1); On or near Marsh Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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, 15 October 2026 to 16 October 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Holbrook Barn Road · Brook Hall Road · Station Field · Sand Hill · Fen Street · Clubs Lane · Ellis Street · Fen 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.
- 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.