Tower Close Brandon, West Suffolk
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP27), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14600682.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2002 the median was £57,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: 7 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 A; Band D in West Suffolk costs £2,351 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brandon, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Orchard, is about 770 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Forest Surgery, about 890 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 44% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | £57,000 | £57,000 | £57,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £34,000 | £34,000 | £34,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2002 | 1 IP27 0LJ | Terraced | £57,000 | |
| 17 Jul 1998 | 1 IP27 0LJ | Terraced | £34,000 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 59 m². Most common: Bungalow, end-terrace (4); Bungalow, mid-terrace (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (3). Built: 1976-1982 (9); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (8); owner-occupied (3).
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 A (53% of about 1,060 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
Finished in the last three months
- 10 August 2026 to 13 August 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 10 August 2026 to 8 September 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 5 / 11 | unlikely |
| IP27 0JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 18 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP27 0JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP27 0LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brandon 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Lakenheath 920 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Thetford 306,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Close Brandon | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Thetford | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Car parks | Brandon Station Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 52.3 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 67.3 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Forest Surgery | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harold Smith Dental Practice | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 23.1 km (14 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Police Brandon Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Orchard 5,080 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 140 m north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m north-east |
| Brandon Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Middle Saxon occupation on Chequer Meadow | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Bell barrow known as White Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Roman building E of Fengate Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| White Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Home Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Waterworks Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Brandonfield Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Gravelhill Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Brandon Park | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 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 West Suffolk: see them on the West Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckland School | Secondary | 11–16 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Forest Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Glade Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeycroft Leisure IP27 0JB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Brandon Sports And Social Club. IP27 0JB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2024 |
| Ernies IP27 0EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| L J Steward Limited IP27 0ER | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Town Street Post Office IP27 0JU | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Tesco IP27 0LD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Apr 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church End (10); On or near St Peter'S Place (9); On or near Queens Road (5); On or near Church Close (5); On or near Princes Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 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) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Nearby streets
St Peter's Approach · Manor House Close · Church End · Church Close · Church Road · St Peter's Place · Queens Road · Park View · Church Road · Princes Close · Millers Lane · Saffron Close
All the streets in IP27 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.