Windgap Lane Haughley, Mid Suffolk
47 addresses across 4 postcodes (IP14), about 450 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25501315.
- Sales: 31 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £298,750 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 9, D: 9, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 85% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stowmarket, about 3.6 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 560 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 40 to 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stowhealth, about 2.8 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 49 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 | 2 | £298,750 | £282,500 | £315,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £227,500 | £227,500 | £227,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £212,000 | £199,000 | £225,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £154,500 | £144,000 | £165,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £210,000 | £175,000 | £245,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £197,500 | £197,500 | £197,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | £173,500 | £173,500 | £173,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | 1 IP14 3PB | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2026 | FOUR JAYS IP14 3PB | Semi-detached | £282,500 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | FISHPONDS RISE IP14 3PD | Semi-detached | £310,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2023 | 39 IP14 3PB | Detached | £227,500 | |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 10 IP14 3PA | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2021 | 26 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2018 | 33 IP14 3PB | Detached | £199,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2018 | 31 IP14 3PB | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2015 | 9 IP14 3PB | Semi-detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 6 Nov 2015 | 9A IP14 3PB | Semi-detached | £144,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 2013 | 41 IP14 3PB | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2013 | SPRINGFIELD IP14 3PB | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2009 | 26 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 13 May 2008 | 32 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £197,500 | |
| 22 Feb 2007 | 26 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £173,500 | |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 32 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £152,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2003 | ORCHARD BUNGALOW IP14 3PB | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2002 | 32 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2002 | 26 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £112,000 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 32 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £76,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2002 | 6 IP14 3PA | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2000 | 1 IP14 3PB | Detached | £86,500 | |
| 18 Jul 2000 | 32 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £72,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2000 | 18 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £48,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2000 | FOUR JAYS IP14 3PB | Semi-detached | £25,750 | |
| 1 Feb 2000 | 31 IP14 3PB | Detached | £66,000 | |
| 28 Sep 1998 | 28 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £50,000 | |
| 27 Feb 1998 | 26 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £49,500 | |
| 24 Feb 1997 | 20 IP14 3PA | Semi-detached | £23,320 | |
| 19 Nov 1996 | SPRINGFIELD IP14 3PB | Detached | £68,950 | New build. |
| 10 Jun 1996 | 1 IP14 3PB | Detached | £58,500 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (11); Bungalow, semi-detached (6); House, semi-detached (5). Built: 1930-1949 (5); 1950-1966 (5); 1967-1975 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (social) (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 (27% of about 1,190 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
- 3 September 2026: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 40 m and 57 m above sea level (52 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP14 3PA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 3PB | 100% | 85% | 85% | 0% |
| IP14 3PD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP14 3SE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stowmarket 976,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Elmswell 122,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Needham Market 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windgap Lane Haughley | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnards Stowmarket | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Crown Street | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 55.2 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 62.7 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stowhealth | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Violet Hill Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wedgwood House Dental Practice | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 16.4 km (10 miles) |
| Police station | Stowmarket Police Station. | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 660 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 2.7 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,100 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Haughley Castle | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Allotment Plantation | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Haughley Mere | Lake or reservoir | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Broad Border | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| The Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Heron Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
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) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 47 |
18 of the street's 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East of England Co-operative Society IP14 3NX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Palmers (Haughley) Ltd IP14 3NT | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fishponds Way (13); On or near Crawford Avenue (6); On or near Station Road (6); On or near Bixby Avenue (6); On or near Abbey Fields (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 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) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 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 | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 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 5 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 3PB: 27 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- IP14 3PA: 18 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- IP14 3PD: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
- IP14 3SE: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Denny Avenue · Crawford Avenue · Denny Close · Ladyfield · Eve Balfour Way · Hailes Meadow · Taske Close · Abbey Fields · Bixby Avenue · Faiers Close · St Mary's Avenue · Bridge Walk
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 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.