Webb's Close Combs, Mid Suffolk
14 addresses across 1 postcode (IP14), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25501285.
6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 5). 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 D; Band D in Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Stowmarket, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 2.7 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 49 to 53 m above sea level. 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Combs Ford Surgery, about 1.5 km away. About 470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 151 m². Most common: House, detached (6). Built: 1983-1990 (5); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 D (23% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- PONDEROSA POST OFFICE COTTAGE, grade II*
- BARN 20 METRES SOUTH WEST OF DENNYS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN 40 METRES SOUTH WEST OF THE POST OFFICE, grade II
- DENNYS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- POST OFFICE AND ATTACHED HOUSE, grade II
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 1 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 14 addresses are between 49 m and 53 m above sea level (51 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP14 2NZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Model Farm Combs | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnards Stowmarket | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Iliffe Way Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 60.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 60.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Combs Ford Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Combs Ford Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Crowe Street (Dental Surgery) | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Ipswich Hospital | 19.1 km |
| Police station | Stowmarket Police Station. | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Stowmarket Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,470 m² | 2.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 470 m² | 950 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,920 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ponderosa Post Office Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa Post Office Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north-east |
| Abbot's Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| Combs Ford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Abbot's Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Morgan Meadow (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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
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
- IP14 2NZ: 14 addresses
Nearby streets
Morgan Meadow · Russet Gardens · Park Road
All the streets in IP14 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.
- 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.