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On Hillside, in Fressingfield, Laxfield & Worlingworth
What it's like at IP20 0JF: every home that has sold on Hillside 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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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 Hillside; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 3 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 12, HillsideSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £230,000 | 104 m² | £2,212/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14, HillsideSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £270,000 | 110 m² | £2,455/m² | 3 |
| Firs Cottage, HillsideDetached | Sept 1995 | £79,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Halesworth, a drive away (12 km), with 125k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Lowestoft.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 108 minutes away by public transport (52 by car).
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Mendham Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School), 3.4 km away; Attainment 8: 42.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Great Britain, 2.9 km away, with Metfield Stores closer still (2.7 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Harleston Medical Practice (3.4 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (3.4 km).
For a haircut, Reflections is 3.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Ipswich Hospital, 29 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: 4 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
The Little Farm Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (2.5 km), and The Sir Alfred Munnings the nearest pub (2.0 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 470 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 60% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 190 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 41 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 86 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Knights Farmhouse | II | 100 m |
| Old Post Office Cottage | II | 110 m |
| Witherdale Cross | II | 130 m |
| Red House (Including Attached Screen Walls) | II | 180 m |
| Gateway Piers Railings | II | 190 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.
Waveney Valley constituency: Adrian Ramsay MP (Green Party), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Green gain from Con, majority 5,594 (11.4%), turnout 67%. Vote shares: Green Party 42%, Conservative 30%, Reform UK 16%, Labour 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 IP20 0JF →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Hillside in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 14.9% | 7.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 0.7% | 53.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 66.2% | 29.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 15.8% | 9.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.
Nearest: Southwold The Denes · about 38 min
Nearest: Beccles Lido · about 40 min
Nearest: Mid-Suffolk Light Railway · about 35 min
Nearest: Foxhall Stadium · about 46 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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