Norton Road Mid Suffolk
18 addresses across 3 postcodes (IP31), about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25502666.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £500,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Mid Suffolk cost £317,979 in August 2026 (+5.3% on a year); private rents averaged £1,011 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 1, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are 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 E; 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 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 63 to 68 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 18 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 720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £419,000 | £419,000 | £419,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £177,500 | £175,000 | £180,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £66,750 | £65,000 | £68,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £54,000 | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| 1995 | 2 | £77,500 | £65,000 | £90,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1995 | HOLLYDENE IP31 3HJ | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2026 | ULIVI IP31 3HJ | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2016 | ULIVI IP31 3HJ | Detached | £419,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2011 | ULIVI IP31 3HJ | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2024 | WALTON COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2011 | WALTON COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 10 Aug 1999 | WALTON COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £68,500 | |
| 30 Mar 1999 | WALTON COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £65,000 | |
| 1 Dec 1997 | WALTON COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £54,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2014 | WESTSIDE COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2007 | WESTSIDE COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2017 | WILLOW COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 18 Dec 1995 | WILLOW COTTAGE IP31 3HJ | Semi-detached | £65,000 |
House prices and rents in Mid Suffolk
A typical home in Mid Suffolk cost £317,979 in August 2026, 5.3% more than a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £440,981 |
| Semi-detached | £278,154 |
| Terraced | £226,023 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,118 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £260,075 |
Private renters in Mid Suffolk paid £1,011 a month on average in September 2026, 6.9% more than a year before. That is 40% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £725 |
| Two bedrooms | £928 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,130 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,593 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3). Built: before 1900 (4); 2005 (1); 2025 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 46 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (16 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP31 3HJ | 11 6 Economy 7 | 3,323 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP31 3HH | 22 10 Economy 7 | 6,150 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP31 3NW | 13 | 4,336 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 IP31.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (21% of about 1,590 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
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP31 3HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| IP31 3HH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP31 3NW | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | 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 18 addresses are between 63 m and 68 m above sea level (66 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP31 3HH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP31 3HJ | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP31 3NW | 64% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Barnards Stowmarket | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 52.7 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 62.6 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woolpit Health Centre Good Mar 2026 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Station Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wedgwood House Dental Practice | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital Road Site | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) |
| Care homes | Stowlangtoft Hall Nursing Home Outstanding Jan 2019 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Stowmarket Police Station. | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Elmswell Cashzone | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,480 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 280 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hill motte, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill motte | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brown's Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Parker's Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| East Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Bush Covert | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Crooksell Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 18 |
4 of the street's 18 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2021 16:03 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Wet road |
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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 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 | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 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 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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 3HJ: 15 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- IP31 3HH: 2 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- IP31 3NW: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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; 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.