What's changing near IP12 1PG
Within 2 km, around Wickham Market & Melton in East Suffolk. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
8new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.6%like-for-like prices in Wickham Market & Melton, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.8%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
5homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 44 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
0in IP12 1PG itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
3storm overflows within 2 km
130hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
42spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Woodbridge Quayside Tpsinto River Deben18 spills, 98 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Anglian Water
Woodbridge Station Road Csointo River Deben7 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Anglian Water
Woodbridge Deben Road Csointo River Deben Tidal17 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
11 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (19 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Rock Barracks Solar FarmBeing built · 2 MW
Dec 2020
4.8 km away - Solar farm
Park Farm - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 21 MW
Jun 2024
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Anson Road, Martlesham -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 660 kW
Jan 2025
5.5 km away - Solar farm
Glevering Park House, Glevering Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 20 MW
Jul 2025
6.7 km away - Solar farm
Kettleburgh Road Easton - Solar Panels & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
6.8 km away - Battery storage
Kettleburgh Road Easton - Solar Panels & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
6.8 km away - Solar farm
Staverton Irrigation Pump House,Wantisden Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2023
7.8 km away - Solar farm
Bucklesham Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Nov 2023
8.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Neutral Farm, Mill Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Nov 2024
8.9 km away - Battery storage
The Street, Hacheston - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in
Jan 2026
9.0 km away - Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Wilford Bridge Road, MeltonWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
600 m away - Minor
Old Maltings Approach, MeltonUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2012
14.9 km away - Pre-application
LionLink InterconnectorElectric Lines · From the proposed Kiln Lane Substation near Friston, Suffolk to a landfall near Walberswick to the EEZ in the North Sea. application due April 2027
17.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2022
22.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2022
22.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2022
22.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2015
28.9 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Lower Ufford Lane (solar farm, 4.3 km); Foxburrow Farm (solar farm, 7.1 km); Bentwaters Park (anaerobic digestion, 7.4 km); Bentwaters CHP (biomass, 7.4 km); Foxhall Landfill Site (landfill gas, 7.6 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.