What's changing near IP13 6NL
Within 2 km, around Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield in East Suffolk. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
28new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-4.5%like-for-like prices in Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.8%)
+8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 85 m²
4since energy certificates began (2008)
1in IP13 6NL 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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
18 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (25 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
2.9 km away - Solar farm
Bucklesham Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Nov 2023
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Rope Walk - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2024
7.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Bluestem Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Jan 2023
7.4 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
7.6 km away - Battery storage
Crown Car Park - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
7.9 km away - Battery storage
Outside Crown House, Crown Street - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
8.0 km away - Battery storage
Westbourne Branch Library, Sherrington Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
8.2 km away - Battery storage
Marguerite Jeffries Centre - Micro Energy Storage UnitApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2024
8.3 km away - Battery storage
Raeburn Road South and Gainsborough Lane - Micro Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
8.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Boot Street, Great BealingsHighway repair and maintenance works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Mar 2026 to Mar 2027
650 m away - Major, planned
Lodge Road, Great BealingsUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
1000 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
9.7 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
22.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2022
27.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2022
27.2 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2022
27.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2015
28.5 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Foxhall Landfill Site (landfill gas, 4.5 km); Foxburrow Farm (solar farm, 5.1 km); Ipswich Hospital Energy Centre (biomass, 5.5 km); University Of Suffolk Campus North (battery storage, 7.6 km); Lower Ufford Lane (solar farm, 9.0 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.
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.