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On Meeting Green, in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook
What it's like at CB8 8XS: every home that has sold on Meeting Green since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Meeting Green; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 12 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Chapel RowDetached | Oct 2013 | £425,000 | 147 m² | £2,891/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Chapel RowDetached | Aug 2013 | £395,000 | 146 m² | £2,705/m² | 1 |
| 3, Chapel RowDetached | Oct 2019 | £400,000 | 123 m² | £3,252/m² | 2 |
| 4, Chapel RowDetached | Sept 2025 | £550,000 | 142 m² | £3,873/m² | 3 |
| Brook House, Meeting GreenDetached | Oct 2024 | £560,000 | 155 m² | £3,613/m² | 1 |
| Clematis, Meeting GreenDetached | Mar 2013 | £335,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Donaghmore, Meeting GreenDetached | Feb 2007 | £375,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Moor Green Farm, Meeting GreenDetached | Oct 2000 | £162,000 | 131 m² | £1,237/m² | 2 |
| Persephone, Meeting GreenOther | Nov 2022 | £350,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Sunset Bungalow, Meeting GreenDetached | Sept 2021 | £420,000 | 78 m² | £5,385/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Newmarket, a drive away (12 km), with 374k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cambridge.
The nearest bus stop is The Meadows, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 14B).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 69 minutes away by public transport (31 by car).
The nearest primary school is Wickhambrook Primary Academy, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 9 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is Wickhambrook Surgery (300 m).
The nearest full A&E is West Suffolk Hospital, 14 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 80% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Cafe 33 is the closest café or restaurant (4.1 km), and The Greyhound the nearest pub (50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 440 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 54% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Branches Park Estate, 3.6 km away.
A swim is a short trip away: Friars Meadow, River Stour, 15 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 36 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 32% 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.
5 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| United Reformed Church | II | 40 m |
| Clematis Cottage | II | 50 m |
| Beechwood House | II | 110 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
West Suffolk constituency: Nick Timothy MP (Conservative), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 3,247 (7.0%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Conservative 34%, Labour 27%, Reform UK 21%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
0 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CB8 8XS →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Meeting Green in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 9 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 9 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 6.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 47.2% | 69.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 39.4% | 17.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.9% | 8.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Felixstowe South · about 63 min
Nearest: Colne Valley Railway · about 31 min
Nearest: Linton Zoo · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.