The Street Chedburgh, West Suffolk
26 addresses across 3 postcodes (IP29), about 390 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 37401239.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £275,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Suffolk cost £295,860 in August 2026 (-0.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,188 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 3, F: 3).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are 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 D; Band D in West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 56% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, about 9.8 km (6.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 119 to 124 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wickhambrook Surgery, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £136,750 | £113,500 | £160,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £103,500 | £74,000 | £133,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2006 | COSY CORNER IP29 4UH | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2000 | ELLESMERE IP29 4UH | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 13 May 2010 | GABLE ENDS IP29 4UH | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 29 Jan 1997 | GABLE ENDS IP29 4UH | Detached | £133,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2025 | GRIMBLE COTTAGE IP29 4UH | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2016 | MARQUIS OF CORNWALLIS IP29 4UH | Other | £295,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Apr 2011 | OLD FORGE HOUSE IP29 4UH | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 27 Aug 1999 | OLD FORGE HOUSE IP29 4UH | Detached | £113,500 | |
| 11 Sep 2024 | QUEENS DOWN IP29 4UH | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2007 | REDWOOD IP29 4UH | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 26 Mar 1999 | REDWOOD IP29 4UH | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 16 May 1997 | REDWOOD IP29 4UH | Detached | £74,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2020 | THE NEST IP29 4UH | Other | £535,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in West Suffolk
A typical home in West Suffolk cost £295,860 in August 2026, 0.5% less than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 26% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £449,670 |
| Semi-detached | £280,776 |
| Terraced | £231,512 |
| Flat or maisonette | £145,376 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £246,508 |
Private renters in West Suffolk paid £1,188 a month on average in September 2026, 4.2% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £821 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,065 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,326 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,863 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 160 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (3); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 2003-2006 (2); 2012 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- 1 Farm Barns, The Street
- BY Ways, The Street, Chedburgh
- Gable Ends, The Street, Chedburgh
- Grimble Cottage, The Street, Chedburgh
- Old Forge House, The Street, Chedburgh
- Queens Down, The Street, Chedburgh
- Stirling House, The Street, Chedburgh
- Street Farm House, The Street, Chedburgh
- The Farm Barn, The Street, Chedburgh
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 49 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (13 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP29 4UH | 21 7 Economy 7 | 2,540 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP29 4UQ | 20 6 Economy 7 | 2,909 kWh | none recorded | |
| IP29 4UT | 8 | 3,513 kWh | under 5 |
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 IP29.
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 D (23% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- STREET FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE STORES, grade II
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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP29 4UH | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP29 4UQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| IP29 4UT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 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 26 addresses are between 119 m and 124 m above sea level (121 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP29 4UH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP29 4UQ | 97% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| IP29 4UT | 100% | 56% | 56% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bury St Edmunds 929,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Kennett 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bus Shelter Chedburgh | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bury St Edmunds | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 42.7 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wickhambrook Surgery Good Sep 2016 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Barrow Pharmacy | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Mydentist | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Hospital | West Suffolk Hospital Requires improvement Jun 2021 | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Care homes | The Willows Good Feb 2020 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bury St Edmunds police station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m (0.4 miles) east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Moated site at Depden Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Great Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Hay Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Weathercock Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| The Canal | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Harram Bottom | Valley | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 26 |
7 of the street's 26 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 West Suffolk: see them on the West Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 240 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Teapots Pre School IP29 4UL | Full day care | 24 | Outstanding (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 240 m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine Centre IP29 4UL | Other catering premises | 200 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (2); On or near Silver Tree Way (2); On or near The Street (1); On or near Chestnut Crescent (1); On or near Wellington Close (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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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
- IP29 4UH: 24 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- IP29 4UQ: 1 address of 97 in the postcode
- IP29 4UT: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Green · Paddock Way · Chestnut Crescent · Silver Tree Way · Stirling Close · Wellington Close · Benwell Close · Major's Close · Lancaster Close
All the streets in IP29 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; 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.