The Street Stanton, West Suffolk
52 addresses across 4 postcodes (IP31), about 340 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 37401252.
- Sales: 37 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £194,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 7, D: 5, E: 4, F: 4).
- Flood: 13 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 C; Band D in West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 17% to 88% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Elmswell, about 9.5 km (5.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 34 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 22 of its 52 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stanton Surgery, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £194,000 | £194,000 | £194,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £230,500 | £152,000 | £309,000 |
| 2019 | 6 | £422,500 | £165,000 | £635,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2014 | 6 | £332,500 | £134,000 | £455,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £272,000 | £138,000 | £365,500 |
| 2004 | 4 | £227,475 | £85,000 | £285,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £245,000 | £230,000 | £249,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £50,500 | £50,500 | £50,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2026 | LITTLE COTTAGE IP31 2BP | Terraced | £194,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 2 IP31 2BP | Semi-detached | £365,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2020 | 2 IP31 2BP | Semi-detached | £309,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2020 | LITTLE COTTAGE IP31 2BP | Terraced | £152,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2019 | 1 IP31 2BP | Semi-detached | £322,500 | |
| 24 Sep 2019 | STREET FARMHOUSE IP31 2DQ | Detached | £635,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2019 | OAK HOUSE IP31 2DQ | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2019 | THE COTTAGE IP31 2BP | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2019 | SLATERS HOUSE IP31 2DQ | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 10 May 2019 | CHAPTERS IP31 2DB | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2017 | OAK HOUSE IP31 2DQ | Other | £180,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Jul 2016 | GREEN BANKS IP31 2DQ | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2015 | BEECH COTTAGE IP31 2DQ | Semi-detached | £345,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2014 | CHURCH COTTAGE IP31 2DB | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2014 | CHAPTERS IP31 2DB | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 14 May 2014 | SLATERS HOUSE IP31 2DQ | Detached | £285,000 | New build. |
| 1 Apr 2014 | OLD ANGEL HOUSE IP31 2BP | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2014 | LITTLE COTTAGE IP31 2BP | Terraced | £134,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2014 | FAIRVIEW IP31 2DQ | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2009 | CHURCH HOUSE IP31 2DB | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2007 | LITTLE COTTAGE IP31 2BP | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2007 | BURNHAM LODGE IP31 2DQ | Detached | £365,500 | |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 1 IP31 2BP | Semi-detached | £272,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2004 | ST ANDREWS IP31 2DQ | Detached | £224,950 | |
| 12 Nov 2004 | BROOKE SIDE IP31 2DB | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2004 | FAIRVIEW IP31 2DQ | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2004 | 40 IP31 2BP | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Nov 2003 | BEECH COTTAGE IP31 2DQ | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2003 | IVY COTTAGE IP31 2DQ | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2003 | LONDON HOUSE IP31 2BP | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2001 | 40 IP31 2BP | Flat or maisonette | £50,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jul 1999 | 40 IP31 2BP | Flat or maisonette | £33,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jan 1997 | 1 IP31 2BP | Semi-detached | £66,000 | |
| 20 Nov 1996 | BROOKVIEW IP31 2BP | Terraced | £98,000 | |
| 6 Nov 1996 | LITTLE COTTAGE IP31 2BP | Semi-detached | £28,000 | |
| 8 Jul 1996 | IVY COTTAGE IP31 2DQ | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 31 Aug 1995 | THE COTTAGE IP31 2BP | Terraced | £38,000 |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 137 m². Most common: House, detached (8); Flat (5); House, semi-detached (3). Built: before 1900 (10); 1983-1990 (2); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (social) (5); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- 1, The Street, Stanton
- 2, The Street, Stanton
- 34, The Street, Stanton
- Brooke House, The Street, Stanton
- Chapters, The Street, Stanton
- Church House, The Street, Stanton
- Fairview, The Street, Stanton
- Green Banks, The Street, Stanton
- Ivy Cottage, The Street, Stanton
- Little Cottage, The Street, Stanton
- London House, The Street, Stanton
- Oak House, The Street, Stanton
- Old Angel House, The Street, Stanton
- Slaters House, The Street, Stanton
- Street Farmhouse, The Street, Stanton
- The Cottage, The Street, Stanton
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 C (31% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stanton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 12.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, THE STREET, grade II
- BEECH COTTAGE AND IVY COTTAGE, grade II
- CORNER COTTAGE, DAWN COTTAGE AND ROSLEY, grade II
- COURTFIELD TRADESCANT COTTAGE, grade II
- FOUNDRY HOUSE, grade II
- GABLE END, grade II
- JASMINE COTTAGE, grade II
- LONDON HOUSE, grade II
- Stanton War Memorial, grade II
- STREET FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE COCK INN, grade II
- WILLOW HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 4 November 2026 to 6 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the footway, verge (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 13 October 2026 to 17 October 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP31 2BP | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 5 / 13 | unlikely |
| IP31 2DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP31 2DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP31 2DA | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 52 addresses are between 34 m and 38 m above sea level (36 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP31 2BP | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| IP31 2DA | 100% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
| IP31 2DB | 100% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
| IP31 2DQ | 100% | 40% | 40% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Thurston 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bury St Edmunds 929,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knoll Corner Stanton | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 47.8 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 65.9 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stanton Surgery | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Ixworth Pharmacy | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hopton Dental Surgery | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital Road Site | 15.1 km (9.4 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Thetford Public Enquiry Office | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,290 m² | 160 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,760 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grundle House, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-east. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grundle House | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| Stanton Upthorpe windmill | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Upthorpe Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Roman villa at Stanton Clair | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Adams Wood | Wood | 290 m south |
| Sleights Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| High Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Hockhouse Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Island Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| Finch's Bottoms | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 52 |
22 of the street's 52 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 310 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cock Inn IP31 2BP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 4 Good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Stanton Stores IP31 2BP | Retailers - other | 230 m | 4 Good | 19 Oct 2020 |
| Vertas Group Ltd IP31 2AW | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Meadow Court (9); On or near The Street (7); On or near Upthorpe Road (4); On or near Honeymeade Close (3); On or near Sturgeon Way (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 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 | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON: Utility repair and maintenance works, 13 October 2026 to 19 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 4 November 2026 to 6 November 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP31 2BP: 31 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- IP31 2DQ: 10 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- IP31 2DB: 9 addresses
- IP31 2DA: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Angel Close · Windmill Green · Field Court · Field Way · School Close · Sturgeon Way · Chapel Walk · Meadow Court · Honeymeade Close · Newlands Close · Potter's Lane · Fordhams Close
All the streets in IP31 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 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.