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On Broom Heath, in Woodbridge
What it's like at IP12 4DL: every home that has sold on Broom Heath 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 Broom Heath; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 9 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Anchor House, Broom HeathDetached | Jul 2016 | £1,880,000 | – | – | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birnam, Broom HeathDetached | Aug 2006 | £786,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Broom Heath Cottage, Broom HeathDetached | Feb 2013 | £2,450,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Heath Lodge, Broom HeathDetached | Apr 2004 | £1,050,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Kingston Rise, Broom HeathDetached | Jul 2015 | £970,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Pilots Way, Broom HeathDetached | Jul 2006 | £650,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Sandywood, Broom HeathDetached | Jul 2014 | £690,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Timbers, Broom HeathDetached | Dec 1995 | £275,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Broom Heath House, BroomheathOther | Feb 2023 | £2,042,500 | 271 m² | £7,537/m² | 1 |
| Oakridge, BroomheathDetached | Jun 2026 | £462,500 | 134 m² | £3,451/m² | 2 |
| South Point, BroomheathDetached | Nov 2018 | £915,000 | 212 m² | £4,316/m² | 1 |
| Tempe Field, BroomheathDetached | Jul 2025 | £1,175,000 | 191 m² | £6,152/m² | 2 |
The nearest station is Woodbridge, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ipswich.
The nearest bus stop is Ipswich Road, 450 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 73, O7).
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 Kyson Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Farlingaye High School, 1.9 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 East Of England Co Op, 850 m away; Notcutts (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Framfield House Surgery (750 m), with Waterton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Bathsheba is 1.1 km 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.
Ego Woodbridge is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Cherry Tree Inn the nearest pub (800 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 Kingston Field, 800 m away; for exercise, Deben Leisure Centre (1.1 km).
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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
1 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.
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%.
11 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 4DL →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Broom Heath in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 84.4% | 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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