Wheel Wright Eyke, East Suffolk
24 addresses across 1 postcode (IP12), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 31600201.
17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 17). No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in East Suffolk costs £2,335 a year in 2026-27. The nearest railway station is Melton (Suffolk), about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Village Green, is about 390 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 25 to 27 m above sea level. 11 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Wickham Market Medical Centre, about 4.4 km away. About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (5); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 2025 (17). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15).
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (26% 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
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 25 m and 27 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom coverage figures for these postcodes.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Melton (Suffolk) 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Wickham Market 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Woodbridge 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest All Saints Church Eyke | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Martlesham Park and Ride | 9.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Bawdsey Ferry Landing | 13.7 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 62.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 82.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wickham Market Medical Centre | 4.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Acer Road Pharmacy | 2.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Rendlesham Dental Practice | 2.9 km |
| Hospital | Nuffield Ipswich Hospital | 12.8 km |
| Police station | Woodbridge Fire and Police Station | 5.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Village Green 540 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Eyke Recreation Ground 3.1 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.9 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 250 m north. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m north |
| Rendlesham Anglo-Saxon Royal Township, including Prehistoric and Roman remains | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Quill | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Great Tyes Covert | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
| School Covert | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Colsed Walk Covert | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Saxtead Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 24 |
11 of the street's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyke Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 150 m | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miquill At Eyke Church Of England Primary School IP12 2QW | School/college/university | 170 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Eyke Elephant & Castle Inn IP12 2QG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 4 Good | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Gralyn's Caravan Park & Shop IP12 2QR | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Staverton Close (5); On or near William Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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
- IP12 2FP: 24 addresses of 54 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Robinson Close · William Close · Staverton Close · Castle Hill · Church Lane
All the streets in IP12 and across East 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.