Oak Tree Close Hollesley, East Suffolk
4 addresses across 1 postcode (IP12), about 70 m long. USRN 38606450.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2013 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 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% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Melton (Suffolk), about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 16 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Peninsula Practice, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £332,500 | £320,000 | £345,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2013 | 3 IP12 3QW | Detached | £300,000 | New build. |
| 31 Jul 2007 | 1 IP12 3QW | Detached | £345,000 | New build. |
| 31 Jan 2007 | 2 IP12 3QW | Detached | £320,000 | New build. |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 3 IP12 3QW | Detached | £375,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 144 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 2007-2011 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 (26% of about 1,060 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 14 m and 16 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP12 3QW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Melton (Suffolk) 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Woodbridge 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Felixstowe 279,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Duck Corner Hollesley | 140 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bawdsey Ferry Landing | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 70.2 km (44 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 84.3 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Peninsula Practice | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Acer Road Pharmacy | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hollesley Bay | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Felixstowe Hospital | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Police Woodbridge Police Station | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,780 m² | 340 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) south. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Settlement sites 330yds (300m) NW of Walnut Tree Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Run | Lake or reservoir | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Black Ditch Plantation | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Oxley Marshes | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Orford Haven | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Bussock Woods | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Ely Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollesley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 360 m | Requires improvement (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe House Retirement Home IP12 3JS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Swallows Close (4); On or near Shepherds Fold (3); On or near Gorselands (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
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
- IP12 3QW: 4 addresses
Nearby streets
The Street · Mallard Way · Willoughby Rise · The Meadows · Swallows Close · Duck Corner · Woodbridge Road · Gorselands · Rectory Road · Shepherds Fold · Parsons Hill · Stebbings Lane
All the streets in IP12 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.