West Suffolk
17 addresses across 1 postcode (IP30), about 180 m long. USRN 37400335.
11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 4, D: 3). 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Thurston, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Flying Fortress Park, is about 2.5 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 61 to 62 m above sea level. 3 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Mount Farm Surgery, about 3.4 km away. About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 44% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1930-1949 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (6); owner-occupied (4).
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 B (31% of about 1,310 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.
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, 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 61 m and 62 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP30 9JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Bury St Edmunds 929,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Newthorpe Road Blackthorpe | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bury St Edmunds | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | Thurston Station Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 54.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mount Farm Surgery | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Thurston Pharmacy | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Saxon House | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | West Suffolk Hospital | 5.4 km |
| Police station | Police Investigation Centre | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Bury St Edmonds Hardwick, Nowton Road Cashzone | 4.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Flying Fortress Park 4.2 ha | 2.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,560 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,360 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,890 m² | 510 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Layers Breck Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Layers Breck Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| The Rookery | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m south-east |
| East Low Hill tumulus | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Roman building SW of Lake Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Pumphouse in centre of village | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rougham Downs | Wood | 310 m north |
| Millfield Plantation | Wood | 590 m north |
| Brick Kiln Plantation | Wood | 600 m south |
| Rougham Heath | Wood | 870 m north-west |
| Eastlow Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 17 |
3 of the street's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rougham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.0 km | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forage & Season Limited IP30 9JG | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Roots Cafe IP30 9JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2026 |
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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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
- IP30 9JQ: 17 addresses of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in IP30 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.