The Common Claydon, Mid Suffolk
11 addresses across 5 postcodes (IP6,IP8), about 250 m long. USRN 25504470.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £472,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 2 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 B; Band D in Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Westerfield, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 16 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cardinal Medical Practice, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £472,000 | £472,000 | £472,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £316,000 | £256,000 | £376,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £411,500 | £323,000 | £500,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £223,998 | £159,995 | £288,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £331,750 | £186,000 | £477,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2025 | 5 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £472,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2023 | SUFFOLK WATERS COUNTRY PARK IP8 4JX | Other | £300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Aug 2022 | 2 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £380,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2021 | 3 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2020 | 1 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2019 | PANTILES IP8 4JX | Detached | £376,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2019 | 2, BROOMVALE COTTAGES IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £256,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2013 | KOONER NIWAS IP8 4JX | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2013 | ASHGROVE IP8 4JX | Detached | £323,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2011 | ASHGROVE IP8 4JX | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2010 | 2, BROOMVALE COTTAGES IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £159,995 | |
| 22 Oct 2010 | 1 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £288,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2009 | THISTLEDOWN IP8 4JX | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2008 | ASHGROVE IP8 4JX | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2006 | 6 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2005 | 2 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £186,000 | |
| 6 May 2005 | KOONER NIWAS IP8 4JX | Detached | £477,500 | |
| 29 Mar 2004 | 6 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2004 | THISTLEDOWN IP8 4JX | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2003 | 1 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2000 | 5 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2000 | 5 IP8 4JX | Semi-detached | £69,995 | |
| 24 Feb 1995 | 9 IP8 4JX | Terraced | £27,500 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,317 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,545 | £1,802 | £2,059 | £2,317 | £2,832 | £3,347 | £3,861 | £4,634 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (33% of about 2,200 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)
- LandSouthofGippingRoad,GreatBlakenham, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 0FR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP6 0FL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP6 0RL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 4JU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP8 4JX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 16 m and 34 m above sea level (24 m on average); the ground rises about 18 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 0FL | 57% | 57% | 57% | 14% |
| IP6 0FR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP6 0RL | 56% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| IP8 4JU | 95% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| IP8 4JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pound Lane Little Blakenham | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Tower Ramparts Bus Station Ipswich | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 63.8 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cardinal Medical Practice | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Claydon Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ipswich Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Ipswich Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | East Of England Co-op Barham, Barham | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6.0 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,510 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blackacre Hill | Hill | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Coney Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Blood Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| The Slade | Valley | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 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 Mid Suffolk: see them on the Mid Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claydon High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Claydon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School's Out Activities - Ice Cream Cart IP6 0FL | Mobile caterer | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Morrison Freight plc IP6 0RL | Distributors/Transporters | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 8 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
- IP6 0FR: 7 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- IP6 0FL: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- IP6 0RL: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
- IP8 4JU: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- IP8 4JX: 1 address of 38 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Blackacre Road · Bramford Road · Orion Avenue · Addison Way · Addison Way · Ridgeway
All the streets in IP6, IP8 and across Mid 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.