Wentworth Close Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk
25 addresses across 4 postcodes (IP6,IP8), about 90 m long. USRN 25502825.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £426,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 B; Band D in Mid Suffolk costs £2,317 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Needham Market, about 5.7 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 66 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Needham Market Country Practice, about 5 km (3.1 miles) away.
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £426,000 | £426,000 | £426,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £935,000 | £935,000 | £935,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £229,995 | £229,995 | £229,995 |
| 2013 | 1 | £176,500 | £176,500 | £176,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2026 | 1 IP8 4QR | Semi-detached | £426,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2022 | WENTWORTH HOUSE IP8 4QR | Semi-detached | £935,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 6 IP8 4QR | Semi-detached | £229,995 | |
| 14 Jan 2013 | 1 IP8 4QR | Semi-detached | £176,500 | |
| 3 Feb 2005 | 4 IP8 4QR | Semi-detached | £155,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (5); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (3); owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 (24% of about 1,230 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land South West Of Main Road, Somersham: up to 42 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
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, 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP8 4QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP8 4QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP8 4QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP6 8LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 36 m and 66 m above sea level (46 m on average); the ground rises about 30 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP6 8LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP8 4QL | 86% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| IP8 4QR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP8 4QS | 58% | 42% | 42% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Duke of Marlborough Somersham | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | London Road Park and Ride Copdock | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 60.6 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Needham Market Country Practice | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Claydon Pharmacy | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Quintons Court (Dental Practice) | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| Police station | Ipswich Police Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | East Of England Co-op Barham, Barham | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,650 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 360 m north-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m north-east |
| Tudor Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Somersham Park | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Chaffinch Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Spink's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Claypit Grove | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Blood Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 25 |
9 of the street's 25 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 Mid Suffolk: see them on the Mid Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somersham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Marlborough IP8 4QA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Somersham Baptist Church IP8 4QE | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (suffolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, semi-detached (lodged 30 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP8 4QR: 13 addresses
- IP8 4QS: 8 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- IP8 4QL: 3 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- IP6 8LB: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in IP6, IP8 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 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.