New Road Mid Suffolk
43 addresses across 10 postcodes (IP14), about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 25500888.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £290,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 2, E: 4, 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 E; Band D in Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 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 10 km (6.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Debenham Group Practice, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £237,500 | £237,500 | £237,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2026 | 1 IP14 6ED | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 1 IP14 6ED | Semi-detached | £237,500 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); House, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (5); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 E (23% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- 78-79, NEW ROAD, grade II
- 92, 93 AND 94, IPSWICH ROAD, grade II
- BOCKING HALL, grade II
- ESTATE COTTAGES NUMBERS 97 AND 98, grade II
- ESTATE COTTAGES NUMBERS 99 AND 100, grade II
- ESTATE COTTAGES, NUMBERS 101 AND 102, grade II
- FORMER BAKEHOUSE RANGE AT BOCKING HALL, grade II
- NORTH PARK FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 12 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the cycleway (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 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP14 6EA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6EB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6EE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6ED | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP14 6EX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 43 addresses are between 36 m and 64 m above sea level (52 m on average); the ground rises about 29 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP14 6DS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| IP14 6DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 6DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 6DZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 6EA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 6EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 6ED | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 6EE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 6EU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP14 6EX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 54.5 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 73.6 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Debenham Group Practice | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ipswich Hospital | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
| Police station | Stowmarket Police Station. | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,530 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Helmingham Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 1.7 km (1 mile) south. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Helmingham Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| His Lordship's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Tantycorner Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Oak Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Her Ladyship's Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| The Leys | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 43 |
2 of the street's 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmingham Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
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).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 26% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 12 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP14 6EA: 10 addresses
- IP14 6EB: 10 addresses
- IP14 6EE: 8 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- IP14 6ED: 6 addresses
- IP14 6DZ: 3 addresses
- IP14 6DS: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- IP14 6DU: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- IP14 6DX: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- IP14 6EU: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- IP14 6EX: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
All the streets in IP14 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.