Queen's Drive Mildenhall, West Suffolk
37 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP28), about 330 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14600555.
- Energy: 25 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 5, D: 10, E: 7, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 13 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 A; Band D in West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 90% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kennett, about 7.7 km (4.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 11 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Market Cross Surgery, about 320 m away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 55 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (21); House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (13); 1950-1966 (11); 2020 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
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 (34% of about 1,270 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land At Wamil Court, Mildenhall: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- District Council Offices, College Heath Road, Mildenhall: up to 89 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 22 October 2026 to 30 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP28 7JW | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| IP28 7JY | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 6 / 13 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP28 7JW | 100% | 36% | 0% | 0% |
| IP28 7JY | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kennett 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Shippea Hill 80 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Lakenheath 920 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queensway Mildenhall | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Mildenhall | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 54.5 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Market Cross Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Court Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Newmarket Community Hospital | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Police Brandon Police Station | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Mildenhall St Johns Close Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,620 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,670 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,070 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Market cross, a scheduled monument, 320 m south-east. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 320 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south-east |
| Remains of dovecote | Scheduled monument | 380 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dye's Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Six Acre Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Snipepit Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| St Helena Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Chalk Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 37 |
2 of the street's 37 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 West Suffolk: see them on the West Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Great Heath Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mildenhall College Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nom Shop IP28 7EN | Retailers - other | 240 m | 4 Good | 29 Mar 2026 |
| Mildenhall Butchers IP28 7EQ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Istanbul Kebab House IP28 7EQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jul 2026 |
| Cappadocia Turkish meze and bar IP28 7EQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2026 |
| Rumbles fish bar IP28 7EQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 8 Feb 2026 |
| Gandhi Indian cuisine IP28 7EQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 16 May 2026 |
| Papa Johns IP28 7EQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2026 |
| China House IP28 7ER | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jul 2026 |
| Dragon House IP28 7ER | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 20 Sep 2026 |
| North terrace service station IP28 7AA | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2026 |
| The Sweetbox IP28 7EF | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2021 |
| Webbs' Sandwich Bar IP28 7EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| KFC IP28 7EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Wong's Chinese Restaurant IP28 7EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 22 Aug 2026 |
| Sumo Sushi IP28 7EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 22 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 31 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bridewell Close (17); On or near Threshers Yard (13); On or near New Street (13); On or near Queensway (4); On or near West Drive (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 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: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 22 October 2026 to 30 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Sapphire's (retailers - other, IP28 7DP) now 3 Generally satisfactory, was 5 Very good (rated 10 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Crumbs Food Bar (restaurant/cafe/canteen, IP28 7EF) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Crumbs Cafe (restaurant/cafe/canteen, IP28 7EF) newly listed: 5 Very good (rated 29 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings TopG Wings (takeaway/sandwich shop, IP28 7HB) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 29 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
West Row Road · West Drive · Threshers Yard · Sunningdale Avenue · Queensway · Wamil Way · St Anns Drive · Wentworth Drive · Sharpes Court · Bridewell Close · Birkdale Avenue · Manor Road
All the streets in IP28 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.
- 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.