School Road Blaxhall, East Suffolk
27 addresses across 6 postcodes (IP12), about 250 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 38605964.
- Sales: 21 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £239,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in East Suffolk cost £277,949 in August 2026 (-2.3% on a year); private rents averaged £848 a month.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 5, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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.
- 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; 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 Wickham Market, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wickham Market Medical Centre, about 6.7 km (4.2 miles) away.
- People: About 180 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £239,000 | £239,000 | £239,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £532,000 | £532,000 | £532,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £310,000 | £295,000 | £325,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £292,000 | £292,000 | £292,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £287,000 | £287,000 | £287,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £367,500 | £367,500 | £367,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £329,314 | £190,000 | £468,627 |
| 2010 | 1 | £222,500 | £222,500 | £222,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £249,900 | £249,900 | £249,900 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | SNOWDROP COTTAGE IP12 2DZ | Other | £6,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Mar 2025 | FIRETHORN IP12 2DZ | Other | £414,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jan 2025 | 2 IP12 2DZ | Terraced | £239,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2022 | SNOWDROP COTTAGE IP12 2DZ | Detached | £532,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2020 | 1 IP12 2DZ | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2020 | 3 IP12 2DZ | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2019 | HOLLY TREE COTTAGE IP12 2DZ | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2018 | 1 IP12 2DZ | Terraced | £292,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2016 | 3 IP12 2DZ | Semi-detached | £287,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2013 | SNOWDROP COTTAGE IP12 2DZ | Detached | £367,500 | |
| 16 Nov 2011 | SHIP WALK HOUSE IP12 2DZ | Detached | £468,627 | |
| 30 Aug 2011 | 2 IP12 2DZ | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2010 | SUNDOWN COTTAGE IP12 2DZ | Semi-detached | £222,500 | |
| 28 Sep 2009 | IVYDENE IP12 2DZ | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2008 | HOLLY TREE COTTAGE IP12 2DZ | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2007 | IVYDENE IP12 2DZ | Detached | £249,900 | |
| 31 Oct 2005 | 1 IP12 2DZ | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2003 | HOLLY TREE COTTAGE IP12 2DZ | Detached | £242,500 | |
| 30 Sep 2003 | 2 IP12 2DZ | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 4 Sep 1998 | HOLLY TREE COTTAGE IP12 2DZ | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 1 Dec 1995 | 3 IP12 2DZ | Semi-detached | £57,500 |
House prices and rents in East Suffolk
A typical home in East Suffolk cost £277,949 in August 2026, 2.3% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £403,830 |
| Semi-detached | £265,470 |
| Terraced | £206,275 |
| Flat or maisonette | £140,565 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £227,188 |
Private renters in East Suffolk paid £848 a month on average in September 2026, 5.8% more than a year before. That is 37% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £607 |
| Two bedrooms | £798 |
| Three bedrooms | £947 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,350 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 102 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (6); 1900-1929 (2); 2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 1, School Road, Blaxhall
- 2 School Road, Blaxhall
- 3, School Road, Blaxhall
- 7 Ship Cottages, Blaxhall
- Firethorn, School Road, Blaxhall
- Forest View, School Hill, Blaxhall
- Holly Tree Cottage, School Road, Blaxhall
- Ivydene, School Road, Blaxhall
- Rosemary Cottage, School Road, Blaxhall
- Shipwalk House, School Road, Blaxhall
- Snowdrop Cottage, School Road, Blaxhall
- Sundown, School Road, Blaxhall
- Vine Cottage, Blaxhall
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 59 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (32 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP12 2DZ | 10 5 Economy 7 | 2,005 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP12 2DY | 14 10 Economy 7 | 4,066 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP12 2EA | 14 7 Economy 7 | 5,345 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP12 2ED | 21 10 Economy 7 | 4,713 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 IP12.
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 C (24% of about 1,150 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
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentwaters Park East Suffolk C/08/2152 | Anaerobic digestion | 2 MW | Operational Nov 2012 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Bentwaters CHP East Suffolk C/07/1897 | Biomass | 4.6 MW | Operational Nov 2010 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Bentwaters Park (extension) East Suffolk PL\0162\15 (C15/2358) | Anaerobic digestion | 1.8 MW | Operational Mar 2016 | 4 km (2.5 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
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP12 2DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP12 2DY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP12 2EA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP12 2HN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP12 2EB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP12 2ED | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | 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.
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
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 15 m and 21 m above sea level (17 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP12 2DY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP12 2DZ | 91% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP12 2EA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP12 2EB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP12 2ED | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP12 2HN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wickham Market 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Saxmundham 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Melton (Suffolk) 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Youth Hostel Blaxhall | 110 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 58.6 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 89.5 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wickham Market Medical Centre Good Jan 2018 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Acer Road Pharmacy | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Rendlesham Dental Practice | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Aldeburgh Hospital Good Dec 2021 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Care homes | Allonsfield House Good Mar 2025 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,530 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Scarecrow Covert | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Pack Knolls | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Cliff Reach | Tidal water | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Iken Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
| The Canal | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Sandy Point | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 27 |
15 of the street's 27 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 East Suffolk: see them on the East 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Inn Blaxhall IP12 2DY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2025 |
| The Wild Meat Company IP12 2DY | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 29 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near School Road (1).
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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 20% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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 2DZ: 15 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- IP12 2DY: 6 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- IP12 2EA: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- IP12 2HN: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- IP12 2EB: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- IP12 2ED: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ship Cottages · Old Post Office Lane · Heath Walk · School Hill
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; 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.