What's changing near IP12 4AX
Within 2 km, around Woodbridge in East Suffolk. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
10new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
4homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.9%like-for-like prices in Woodbridge, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.8%)
-26%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- Planning permissionJul 2022
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 63 m²
23since energy certificates began (2008)
1in IP12 4AX 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
130hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
45spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Woodbridge Quayside Tpsinto River Deben18 spills, 98 hours in 2025
650 m away - Anglian Water
Woodbridge Station Road Csointo River Deben7 spills, 24 hours in 2025
400 m away - Anglian Water
Woodbridge Deben Road Csointo River Deben Tidal17 spills, 8 hours in 2025
800 m away - Anglian Water
Woodbridge Water Recycling Centreinto Martlesham Creek3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 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
10 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (33 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Anson Road, Martlesham -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 660 kW
Jan 2025
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Rock Barracks Solar FarmBeing built · 2 MW
Dec 2020
5.6 km away - Solar farm
Bucklesham Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Nov 2023
6.6 km away - Solar farm
Park Farm - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 21 MW
Jun 2024
7.1 km away - Solar farm
Kettleburgh Road Easton - Solar Panels & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
8.2 km away - Battery storage
Kettleburgh Road Easton - Solar Panels & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
8.2 km away - Solar farm
Glevering Park House, Glevering Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 20 MW
Jul 2025
8.5 km away - Solar farm
Staverton Irrigation Pump House,Wantisden Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2023
9.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Bluestem Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Jan 2023
9.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
9.8 km away
Running nearest: Foxburrow Farm (solar farm, 5.3 km); Foxhall Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.7 km); Lower Ufford Lane (solar farm, 6.2 km); Ipswich Hospital Energy Centre (biomass, 8.7 km); Bentwaters Park (anaerobic digestion, 9.1 km).
Road and street works within 1 km
17 permitted works running now or planned, 10 of them major.
- Major, planned
Westholme Close, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Kingston Farm Road, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Cherry Tree Road, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
St Johns Terrace, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
St Johns Hill, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Beaconsfield Road, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Victoria Road, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Sun Lane, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Major, planned
Sun Lane, WoodbridgeHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2012
13.3 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
19.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2022
23.8 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2022
23.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2022
24.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2015
29.7 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.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.