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Thinking of living at IP19 8BU? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Sewter Community Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Holton St Peter Community Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Bramfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.3 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Wenhaston Primary School | Primary | 4.8 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Bramfield House School | Independent | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 3.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near IP19 8BU, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Halesworth Tennis Club | 430 m | 4 |
| Bowls | Halesworth Angel Bowls Club | 480 m | 3 |
| Football | Halesworth Town FC | 490 m | 3 |
| Golf | Halesworth Golf Club - Valley Course | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Horse riding | North Manor Equestrian Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Halesworth, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 125k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lowestoft.
The nearest bus stop is Wissett Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 41, 99A, 522, 994); 25 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 93 minutes away by public transport (59 by car).
The nearest primary school is Edgar Sewter Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 41% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co Operative Food, 750 m away, with A W & D Hammond Ltd Garage And Jet Petrol Station closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cutlers Hill Surgery (400 m), with Cutlers Hill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Adiva is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is James Paget Hospital, 27 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Chinny's is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The White Hart the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 212 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 32% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 241 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Town Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Perform Fitness (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Southwold The Denes, 11 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 40 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 102 km.
40 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 35% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.