Minsmere Road East Suffolk
50 addresses across 6 postcodes (IP17), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 38601247.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2013 the median was £250,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 East Suffolk costs £2,335 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 83% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Darsham, about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Leiston Surgery, about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away.
- People: About 200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £222,500 | £60,000 | £310,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £30,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2013 | DUNTON IP17 3DF | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2003 | DUNTON IP17 3DF | Detached | £222,500 | |
| 15 Jul 2003 | PLOT 30, CLIFF HOUSE HOLIDAY PARK IP17 3DQ | Detached | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jun 2003 | BRYDEN IP17 3DF | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 11 Sep 1998 | DUNTON IP17 3DF | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 1 Jul 1996 | 23, CLIFF HOUSE IP17 3DQ | Flat or maisonette | £30,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: Flat (3); Bungalow, detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 1983-1990 (1); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (19% of about 1,310 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Dunwich (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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP17 3DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP17 3DJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP17 3DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP17 3DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP17 3DE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP17 3DR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 50 addresses are between 13 m and 21 m above sea level (17 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP17 3DE | 25% | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| IP17 3DF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP17 3DG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP17 3DJ | 83% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| IP17 3DQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP17 3DR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Darsham 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Saxmundham 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ferry terminal | Walberswick Ferry Landing | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 51.8 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 104 km (65 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Leiston Surgery | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Leiston Pharmacy | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Unit 1 & 3 Alexander Mews [Dental Practice] | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Southwold Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,070 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Greyfriars, Dunwich, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1 mile) north.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Greyfriars, Dunwich | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Belt | Wood | 190 m north-east |
| Minsmere Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Sheppard's Belt | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| East Waltons | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Reedland Marshes | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 48 | 50 |
2 of the street's 50 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 East Suffolk: see them on the East Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 12 Lost Churches IP17 3DQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
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 | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 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) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 18% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 34% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- IP17 3DQ: 18 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- IP17 3DJ: 17 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- IP17 3DF: 7 addresses
- IP17 3DG: 4 addresses
- IP17 3DE: 3 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- IP17 3DR: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
All the streets in IP17 and across East 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.