Norwich Road Mid Suffolk
32 addresses across 7 postcodes (IP6), about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25501769.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £585,000 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: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, E: 1, G: 2).
- Flood: 3 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.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Broomfield Pits, is 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Bramford Road - Pyrolysis Facility, is 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A14, carries 45,475 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 51 m above sea level.
- Noise: 23 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Needham Market Country Practice, about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 37% 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, 1 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £585,000 | £585,000 | £585,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £162,500 | £162,500 | £162,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2013 | BEACON HILL IP6 8LP | Other | £3,400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Aug 2005 | 2, BLACKSMITH COTTAGE IP6 0PP | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2002 | 2, BLACKSMITH COTTAGE IP6 0PP | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 2, BLACKSMITH COTTAGE IP6 0PP | Semi-detached | £162,500 | |
| 29 Nov 2019 | OAKHOLT IP6 0PP | Detached | £585,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2019 | TRAVEL LODGE AND LITTLE CHEF IP6 8LP | Other | £5,855,950 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Aug 2017 | TRAVEL LODGE AND LITTLE CHEF IP6 8LP | Other | £5,000,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (3); 2016 (1); 2014 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2); owner-occupied (1).
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 31 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 0PP | 5 | 16,750 kWh | under 5 | |
| IP6 0QY | 6 | 5,555 kWh | under 5 | |
| IP6 8LJ | 7 | 4,495 kWh | under 5 | |
| IP6 9QQ | 13 | 9,309 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 IP6.
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 1,770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- 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
- BAYLHAM WATERMILL AND MILL HOUSE, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, NORWICH ROAD, grade II
- BAYLHAM HOUSE, grade II
- Bridge and Lock, immediately South East of Baylham Mill, grade II
- NEEDHAM LODGE AND ATTACHED SCREEN WALLS PAVILIONS, grade II
- RODWELL HOUSE, grade II
- ROSELEA, grade II
- TOWER COTTAGE, grade II
- Vista Steps at Shrubland Hall, grade II
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramford Road - Pyrolysis Facility Mid Suffolk SCC/0091/23MS | Energy from waste (incinerator) | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2024 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Masons Power Plant Landfill Scheme | Landfill Gas | 5.5 MW | Operational Feb 2008 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Great Blakenham EfW Mid Suffolk MS/210/11 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 20 MW | Operational Dec 2014 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 1 November 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 0PP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP6 8LH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP6 0SU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP6 8LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP6 0QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| IP6 8LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP6 9QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 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
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: less than 1% (4); 1 to 3% (4).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Pits Barham | 1971 to 1987 | Inert, industrial, household | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 15 m and 51 m above sea level (28 m on average); the ground rises about 37 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 0PP | 86% | 86% | 86% | 14% |
| IP6 0QY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP6 0SU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP6 8LH | 67% | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| IP6 8LJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| IP6 8LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP6 9QQ | 70% | 65% | 65% | 25% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pipps Ford Barham | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Barnards Stowmarket | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 61 km (38 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 64.9 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Needham Market Country Practice Good May 2018 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Needham Market Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Quintons Court (Dental Practice) | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ipswich Hospital Requires improvement Feb 2026 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Care homes | Baylham Care Home Requires improvement Jun 2026 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Stowmarket Police Station. | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | East Of England Co-op Barham, Barham | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,680 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,910 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Baylham Roman site, a scheduled monument, 740 m (0.5 miles) south. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Baylham Roman site | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Shrubland Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Churchfield Plantation | Wood | 120 m north-east |
| Beacon Hill Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Middleton Wood | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Stoney Hill | Hill | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Baylham Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| The Slade | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 32 |
23 of the street's 32 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 (norfolk).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a motorcyclist. Most were on roads with a 70 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2023 07:50 | Slight | 1 person | A14, 70 mph | Daylight |
| 24 Sep 2021 13:30 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | A14, 70 mph | Daylight |
| 11 Feb 2021 07:50 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A14, 70 mph | Frost or ice |
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A14 between B1178 slip and A140, with 45,475 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 420 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A14 | B1178 to A140 | 9,209 estimated; counted 2019 | 4% | 200 m | |
| A14 | B1178 slip to A140 | 45,475 estimated; counted 2023 | 14% | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 8 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: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 1 November 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP6 0PP: 16 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- IP6 8LH: 7 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- IP6 0SU: 4 addresses
- IP6 8LP: 2 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- IP6 0QY: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- IP6 8LJ: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
- IP6 9QQ: 1 address of 44 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in IP6 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.