Meadow Acre Norton, Mid Suffolk
3 addresses across 1 postcode (IP31), about 40 m long. USRN 25504529.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £475,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Elmswell, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Tostock Green, is about 2.3 km (1.5 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: It is about 42 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woolpit Health Centre, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2023 | 3 IP31 3GU | Detached | £475,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2020 (1).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (19% of about 950 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 42 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP31 3GU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bury St Edmunds 929,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Smithy Norton | 170 m |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 54.5 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 59.9 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woolpit Health Centre | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Thurston Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Saxon House | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital Road Site | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Police Investigation Centre | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Norton Service Station Cashzone | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Tostock Green 3,290 m² | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 2.3 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,270 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Barn 200 Metres West of Halls Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Little Haugh Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeclose Plantation | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Basin Plantation | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Nine Acre Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Bush Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Stocking's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Pakenham Millpond | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-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) | 12.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the street's 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton CEVC Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 220 m | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Thurston Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 320 m | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Cafe IP31 3LE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Norton Pre-School IP31 3LE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| The Norton Dog (Suffolk) Ltd IP31 3LP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2024 |
| Huffers Hog Roast Suffolk IP31 3LP | Mobile caterer | 240 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Norton Primary School IP31 3LZ | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Norton service station IP31 3LU | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Norton Salvation Army Hall IP31 3LU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ixworth Road (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- IP31 3GU: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
King George Close · Old Forge Close · The Beeches · School Close · Walnut Tree Close · Hawe's Lane · Plumbers Arms Close · Jubilee Close
All the streets in IP31 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.