Swingleton Green Swingleton Green, Babergh
18 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP7), about 470 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 1510592.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £295,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, D: 3, E: 2, F: 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 Babergh costs £2,342 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sudbury (Suffolk), about 10.5 km (6.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 35 to 47 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bildeston Health Centre, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £590,000 | £590,000 | £590,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £59,500 | £59,500 | £59,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £47,000 | £47,000 | £47,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £128,000 | £128,000 | £128,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | THE OLD BAKE HOUSE IP7 7AB | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2024 | 3 IP7 7AB | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2023 | 3 IP7 7AB | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2021 | THE FENN IP7 7AB | Other | £1,600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 May 2014 | LANGSIDE IP7 7AB | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2012 | 4 IP7 7AB | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2006 | 3 IP7 7AB | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2003 | 6 IP7 7AB | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2002 | 3 IP7 7AB | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2001 | HOBARTS IP7 7AB | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2000 | 5 IP7 7AB | Terraced | £59,500 | |
| 6 Aug 1999 | 5 IP7 7AB | Terraced | £47,000 | |
| 24 Nov 1998 | THE OLD BAKE HOUSE IP7 7AB | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 3 Nov 1997 | 3 IP7 7AB | Semi-detached | £57,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, detached (2); House, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (5); 2018 (1); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Council tax
What each band costs in Babergh in 2026-27: Band D £2,342 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,561 | £1,821 | £2,081 | £2,342 | £2,862 | £3,382 | £3,903 | £4,683 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (20% of about 1,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Monks Eleigh (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- Fenn Farm, grade II*
- Barn and outbuildings approximately 50 feet to the west of Fenn Farm, grade II
- CHURCHES OLD BAKEHOUSE, grade II
- HOBARTS, grade II
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 35 m and 47 m above sea level (40 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP7 7AB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP7 7AD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sudbury (Suffolk) 348,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Bures 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Swingleton Green Monks Eleigh | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Water Street, Lavenham | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 48.7 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bildeston Health Centre | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lavenham Pharmacy | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 15 Meadows Way [Dental Practice] | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Hospital | St Leonards Hospital | 10.2 km (6.4 miles) |
| Police station | Hadleigh Police Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Lavenham, Lavenham | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,740 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 950 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fenn Farm, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m east. 52 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fenn Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m east |
| Moated site at Moat Farm, 230m north east of St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Mound of Milden Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Foxburrow Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Langley Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Little Langley Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Clay Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Semer Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 18 |
11 of the street's 18 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 Babergh: see them on the Babergh page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 (suffolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 21% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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
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
Nearby streets
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.