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On Thoroughfare, in Woodbridge
What it's like at IP12 1FB: every home that has sold on Thoroughfare 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Thoroughfare; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
13 of the 101 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 14, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat · company-owned | Apr 2020 | £205,000 | 46 m² | £4,457/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 12, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareOther | Apr 2023 | £170,000 | 48 m² | £3,542/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Mar 2021 | £210,000 | 51 m² | £4,118/m² | 3 |
| Flat 15, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Aug 2007 | £210,000 | 69 m² | £3,043/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Mar 2022 | £219,950 | 66 m² | £3,333/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Jun 2018 | £190,000 | 52 m² | £3,654/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | May 2026 | £177,500 | 48 m² | £3,698/m² | 3 |
| Flat 9, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Mar 2018 | £206,000 | 57 m² | £3,614/m² | 2 |
| Flat 8, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Jun 2018 | £165,000 | 48 m² | £3,438/m² | 2 |
| Flat 10, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Sept 2008 | £120,000 | 51 m² | £2,353/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Nov 2022 | £185,000 | 48 m² | £3,854/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | Jul 2009 | £117,000 | 48 m² | £2,438/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Whitehall Place, ThoroughfareFlat | May 2023 | £190,000 | 52 m² | £3,654/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Woodbridge, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ipswich.
The nearest bus stop is The Crown, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 70); 15 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
The nearest primary school is Woodbridge Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Farlingaye High School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 43.8 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 100 m away; Brownbread Bakery (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Little St John Street Surgery (150 m), with Woodbridge Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, John Olivers is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Ipswich Hospital, 8.7 km away, rated requires improvement 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 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 39 restaurants and cafés and 13 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
JJ's is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Ye Olde Bell And Steelyard the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 42% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Woodbridge).
There are 342 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 30% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Elmhurst Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Gymophobics (100 m).
A swim is a short trip away: River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield, 4.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 65 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 77 km.
51 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17, Thoroughfare | II | 20 m |
| 13,15, Thoroughfare | II | 20 m |
| Woolworths | II | 30 m |
| 19, Thoroughfare | II | 40 m |
| 22 Thoroughfare | II | 40 m |
| 18 and 20 Thoroughfare | II | 40 m |
| 22A Thoroughfare | II | 40 m |
| 16 Thoroughfare | II | 50 m |
| 24 Thoroughfare | II | 50 m |
| 9,9a, Thoroughfare | II | 50 m |
| 14 Thoroughfare | II | 50 m |
| Hales, Pulham and Cook | II | 50 m |
Nearest 12 shown. 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.
Suffolk Coastal constituency: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,070 (2.2%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 32%, Conservative 30%, Reform UK 16%, Liberal Democrat 14%.
8 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 IP12 1FB →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 34% 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Thoroughfare in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 46 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 18 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 84.5% | 78.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.8% | 9.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.1% | 8.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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.
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