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Wickham Market & Melton
What it's like at IP12 1PG: every home that has sold on the street 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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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Melton (Suffolk), about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 89k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Coach And Horses, 150 m away, with a bus about every 46 minutes on weekdays (routes 800, 70, O7); 12 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 58 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
The nearest primary school is Melton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Farlingaye High School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 43.8 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 250 m away; Melton Produce (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Little St John Street Surgery (1.4 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Skin Deep Beauty is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Ipswich Hospital, 12 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Deben Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Melton Bowls Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 110 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 112 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Melton Recreation Ground, 350 m away; for exercise, Gymophobics (1.4 km).
A swim is a short trip away: River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield, 8.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 61 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 80 km.
19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Melton House | II | 70 m |
| the Beeches the Bowery | II | 100 m |
| Melton Mead | II | 100 m |
| Melton Hall | II | 120 m |
| Coach and Horses Public House | II | 130 m |
| 25, the Street | II | 140 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.
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%.
5 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 1PG →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 81.3% | 78.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 5.3% | 9.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.4% | 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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