Pond Lane Brandon, West Suffolk
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP27), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14600547.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £194,750 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Suffolk cost £295,860 in August 2026 (-0.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,188 a month.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 8, D: 10).
- Flood: 12 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, Oaklands Drive, is 330 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 3 times (15 hours) in 2025.
- 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.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fields - Solar Panels, is 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brandon, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Orchard, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 8 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Forest Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 37 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £194,750 | £192,000 | £197,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £119,950 | £119,950 | £119,950 |
| 2009 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £122,375 | £120,000 | £124,750 |
| 2005 | 1 | £119,950 | £119,950 | £119,950 |
| 2002 | 1 | £91,000 | £91,000 | £91,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £28,000 | £28,000 | £28,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £39,200 | £26,400 | £52,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £67,000 | £67,000 | £67,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £38,000 | £38,000 | £38,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2007 | 5 IP27 0JX | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2000 | 5 IP27 0JX | Semi-detached | £26,400 | |
| 20 Sep 2023 | 8 IP27 0LA | Semi-detached | £197,500 | |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 11 IP27 0JX | Semi-detached | £119,950 | |
| 2 Jun 2006 | 12 IP27 0LA | Semi-detached | £124,750 | |
| 20 Dec 2002 | 12 IP27 0LA | Semi-detached | £91,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2000 | 12 IP27 0LA | Semi-detached | £52,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2006 | 13 IP27 0LA | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2001 | 15 IP27 0LA | Semi-detached | £28,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2009 | 16 IP27 0LA | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2005 | 18 IP27 0LA | Terraced | £119,950 | |
| 11 Sep 2018 | 23 IP27 0LA | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 6 Oct 1999 | 23 IP27 0LA | Detached | £67,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2023 | 29 IP27 0LA | Semi-detached | £192,000 | |
| 19 Dec 1996 | 29 IP27 0LA | Semi-detached | £38,000 |
House prices and rents in West Suffolk
A typical home in West Suffolk cost £295,860 in August 2026, 0.5% less than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 26% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £449,670 |
| Semi-detached | £280,776 |
| Terraced | £231,512 |
| Flat or maisonette | £145,376 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £246,508 |
Private renters in West Suffolk paid £1,188 a month on average in September 2026, 4.2% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £821 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,065 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,326 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,863 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (16); House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (15); 1976-1982 (2); 2012-2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (9); owner-occupied (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (20 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,288 kWh of it on average in 2024, 6% less than the district's 9,924 kWh, and 3,110 kWh of electricity, 30% less than the district's 4,466 kWh. There are gas meters for about 93% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0LA | 22 | 2,555 kWh | 20 | 9,673 kWh |
| IP27 0JX | 6 | 2,615 kWh | 6 | 6,834 kWh |
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 IP27.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,351 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,351 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,919 | £4,703 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (53% 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.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Fields Estate, Brandon Fields - Solar Panels West Suffolk DC/25/0885/FUL | Solar farm | 28 MW | Planning application made Jun 2025 | 1.3 km (0.8 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
Finished in the last three months
- 10 September 2026 to 13 September 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 6 / 7 | unlikely |
| IP27 0JX | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 1 / 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
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 3 times, for 15 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Little Ouse.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Wrc Anglian Water | River Little Ouse | 3 | 15 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
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.
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 330 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Drive Brandon, Suffolk | Not recorded | Commercial, household | 330 m |
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 31 addresses are between 7 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP27 0LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brandon 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Lakenheath 920 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Thetford 306,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pond Lane Brandon | 50 m |
| Car parks | Brandon Station Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 52.8 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 67 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Forest Surgery Good Oct 2026 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harold Smith Dental Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 22.6 km (14 miles) |
| Care homes | Brandon Park Residential and Nursing Home Outstanding Nov 2022 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Suffolk Police Brandon Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Orchard 5,080 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brandon Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Bell barrow known as White Hill | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Middle Saxon occupation on Chequer Meadow | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Leylands Farm Romano-British site, Hockwold | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Home Wood | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| White Hill | Hill | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Brandonfield Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Gravelhill Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Brandon Park | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Wiltonhill Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the street's 31 addresses is 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 West Suffolk: see them on the West Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckland School | Secondary | 11–16 | 240 m | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 38.9 (42.4 in 2025 and 38.0 in 2024); 30.7% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Forest Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Glade Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 43% in 2024 and 40% 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
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.4 km (0.9 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Preschool IP27 0BQ | Sessional day care | 30 | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Street Post Office IP27 0JU | Retailers - other | 120 m | 4 Good | 19 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Crown Street (10); On or near Pond Lane (7); On or near White Horse Street (6); On or near Edmund Road (5); On or near The Hill (3).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, detached (lodged 26 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
White Horse Street · The Hill · West Drive · The Street · The Drove · The Rookery · The Rookery · St Margaret's Drive · Bluebell Walk · Edmund Road · Seymour Avenue · Princes Close
All the streets in IP27 and across West 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.