The Low Fressingfield, Mid Suffolk
6 addresses across 3 postcodes (IP21), about 60 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 25503528.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £422,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Mid Suffolk cost £317,979 in August 2026 (+5.3% on a year); private rents averaged £1,011 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, G: 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.
- 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 B; Band D in Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 91% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Halesworth, about 12.5 km (7.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 33 to 46 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fressingfield Medical Centre, about 800 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 780 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- 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 | £422,000 | £422,000 | £422,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £124,995 | £124,995 | £124,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2025 | 3 IP21 5QP | Detached | £422,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2014 | 2 IP21 5QP | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2014 | 3 IP21 5QP | Detached | £285,000 | New build. |
| 15 Nov 2013 | 4 IP21 5QP | Detached | £124,995 |
House prices and rents in Mid Suffolk
A typical home in Mid Suffolk cost £317,979 in August 2026, 5.3% more than a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £440,981 |
| Semi-detached | £278,154 |
| Terraced | £226,023 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,118 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £260,075 |
Private renters in Mid Suffolk paid £1,011 a month on average in September 2026, 6.9% more than a year before. That is 40% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £725 |
| Two bedrooms | £928 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,130 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,593 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 146 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 2012 onwards (1); 2012 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 27 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (17 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 5SA | 10 | 2,603 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP21 5QQ | 17 17 Economy 7 | 5,311 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 IP21.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (23% of about 1,130 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
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 5QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5SA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP21 5QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 4 | 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
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
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 6 addresses are between 33 m and 46 m above sea level (39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 5QP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5QQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP21 5SA | 100% | 91% | 91% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Memorial Fressingfield | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 36.6 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 90.6 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fressingfield Medical Centre Good Jul 2026 | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Harleston Dental And Aesthetic Clinic Limited | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Hospital | Patrick Stead Hospital | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Care homes | The Paddocks Good Jun 2025 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,150 m² | 170 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade I), 250 m west. 28 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m west |
| The Fox and Goose | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m west |
| Fressingfield Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north-east |
| Stable 80 Metres North of Church Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dan's Wood | Wood | 270 m east |
| Bush Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Tink's Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Lord's Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Mendham Marshes | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north |
| Pound Hill | Hill | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fressingfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 890 m (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiddlywinks Nursery IP21 5PY | Full day care | 54 | Good (Oct 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
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
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 (norfolk).
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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 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) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- IP21 5QP: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- IP21 5SA: 2 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- IP21 5QQ: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Chapel Close · The Gull · Victoria Terrace · Cratfield Road · Church Street · Sandpath · Harleston Road · Pilgrims Green · Church Farm Green · Midnight Meadow · Broadway · John Shepherd Road
All the streets in IP21 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; 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.