New Road Babergh
34 addresses across 5 postcodes (IP7), about 2 km (1.2 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 1500823.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £472,000 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: 17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, D: 9, E: 2, F: 1).
- 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.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Needham Market, about 9.7 km (6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 81 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bildeston Health Centre, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 800 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 3 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £472,000 | £472,000 | £472,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £540,000 | £540,000 | £540,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £510,000 | £510,000 | £510,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2025 | NAUFIELDS IP7 7BX | Detached | £472,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2018 | OLD ALE HOUSE IP7 7BX | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2014 | OLD ALE HOUSE IP7 7BX | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2016 | THE GABLES IP7 7BX | Detached | £510,000 |
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
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); House, detached (3); Bungalow, end-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (8); 2016 (4); 1950-1966 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (6); owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 2 Naughton Road, Whatfield
- 2, Church Farm Place, Whatfield
- 6 NAUGHTON ROAD, WHATFIELD
- 8, Church Farm Place, Whatfield
- 9 Naughton Road, Whatfield
- 11, Church Farm Place, Whatfield
- 12, Church Farm Place, Whatfield
- 12, Naughton Road, Whatfield
- 15, Church Farm Place, Whatfield
- 17, Naughton Road, Whatfield
- 18 NAUGHTON ROAD, WHATFIELD
- 20 Naughton Road, Whatfield
- 21 Naughton Road, Whatfield
- 22, Naughton Road, Whatfield
- 23 Naughton Road, Whatfield
- 24 Naughton Road, Whatfield
- The Old Police House, Naughton Road, Whatfield
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 72 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (12 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP7 6QL | 21 | 3,762 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP7 6QQ | 14 | 6,635 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP7 7BX | 5 | 6,450 kWh | under 5 | |
| IP7 6QN | 32 12 Economy 7 | 3,630 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is IP7.
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 D (20% of about 1,130 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 2 December 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP7 6QL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP7 6QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP7 7BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP7 6QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP7 6QN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | 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.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
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.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
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 34 addresses are between 59 m and 81 m above sea level (63 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP7 6QJ | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP7 6QL | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP7 6QN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP7 6QQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP7 7BX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elmsett Corner Whatfield | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 54.8 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bildeston Health Centre Good Jan 2024 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Mill Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wattisham Dental Centre | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 16.2 km (10 miles) |
| Care homes | Waterfield House Good May 2025 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Hadleigh Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Santander | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 240 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 310 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,760 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,720 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Margaret, a listed building (Grade I), 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Moated site at Naughton Hall | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Calves Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Borley's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Langham Close Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Cherry Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Semer Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 34 |
4 of the street's 34 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 33% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2024; 14% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 229 childminders and 46 home childcarers (nannies) in Suffolk. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
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
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 2 people died and 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2025 12:16 | Fatal | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 16 May 2023 12:59 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 24 Sep 2022 12:54 | Fatal | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
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.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 2 December 2026 (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.