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Richardsons Lane

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9 recorded sales · median £232,500 · Babergh

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Babergh Council · Green / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition 23/32 seats · 72% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

65/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£233k

median price

4.3

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£233k

median sold price

10.6 yrs

of local pay to buy

66 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

schools total

4.3

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

165

Violence — most

7.3

NO₂ · WHO 10

2.2%

in a flood zone

128

green spaces

6.8

PM2.5 · WHO 5

242

eat & drink

shops

55.4%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

Not enough history to chart yet.

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Babergh, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £232,500. That's about 10.6× local earnings — around the 11.4× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 9 sales£232,500

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.6× · five-year average 11.4×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership71%

Owned outright

43%

With a mortgage

28%

Private rented

15%

Social rented

13%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,236

Your band:

Babergh District Council£200

Suffolk County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,732

Police & Crime Commissioner£304

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,490

Band B£1,739

Band C£1,987

Band D (baseline)£2,236

Band E£2,733

Band F£3,229

Band G£3,726

Band H£4,471

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Babergh how Richardsons Lane compares · from Babergh

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Chilton +29.1%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Chilton	£269,000	+29.1%	108
Glemsford	£290,000	+27.2%	130
Great Cornard	£255,000	+12.8%	206
Pinebrook	£208,500	+12%	100
Hadleigh	£294,500	+11.2%	340
Sudbury	£275,000	+10%	368
Capel St Mary	£345,000	+9.2%	126

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Richardsons Lane — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
5 Richardsons Lane Chelmondiston	Terraced	—	—	£175,000	Feb 2020
1, Richardsons Lane Chelmondiston	Semi-detached	—	—	£220,000	Aug 2016
2, Richardsons Lane Chelmondiston	Semi-detached	—	—	£175,000	Aug 2013
1, Richardsons Lane Chelmondiston	Semi-detached	—	—	£180,000	Jul 2004
LONGWOOD COTTAGE, 7 RICHARDSONS LANE	Detached	—	—	£385,000	Apr 2003

Show all sales ↓

5 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Babergh

Crime runs at 4.3 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month4.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Babergh

Violence & sexual offences

165

Anti-social behaviour

Criminal damage & arson

Other theft

Vehicle crime

Shoplifting

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Babergh district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Babergh

Population92,341

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 6/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

6.6/10

Employment

6.6/10

Education & skills

5.5/10

Health & disability

7.6/10

Crime

7.3/10

Housing & services

3.4/10

Living environment

5.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Babergh — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+56%

Unemployment · economically active residents4.2%

Degree-level (Level 4+)30%

Good or very good health82%

Own their home71%

Median age49

Born outside the UK6%

See the full Babergh report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

83% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	0.5 km
Chelmo Kidzone	Nursery	—	0.5 km
Ipswich High School	All-through	—	1.1 km
Orwell Park School	All-through	—	2.7 km
Holbrook Academy	Secondary	—	2.9 km
Holbrook Primary School	Primary	—	3.1 km
Holbrook and District Pre-school Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('25)	3.1 km
Nacton Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('19)	3.4 km
Nacton & Bucklesham Under 5s	Nursery	Good ('25)	3.4 km
Ravenswood Community Primary School	Primary	—	4.0 km
Royal Hospital School	Secondary	—	4.1 km
Ipswich Academy	Secondary	Requires improvement ('24)	4.3 km
Morland Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	4.4 km
Little Leaders Ransomes	Nursery	—	4.5 km
Shotley Community Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	4.7 km
Shotley Kidzone	Nursery	Good ('25)	4.7 km
Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School	Nursery	Good ('25)	4.8 km
Happy Tots Pre School	Nursery	Good ('21)	4.9 km
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy	Primary	Good ('22)	4.9 km
Forest Learners Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('24)	5.1 km
Little Learners Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	5.1 km
Stutton Church of England Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	5.2 km
Stutton Young Explorers	Nursery	Good ('24)	5.2 km
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	5.5 km
Puddleducks Kindercare LTD	Nursery	Good ('25)	5.6 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 3.1 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 4.1 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 4.1 km
NHS ODS

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
The Holbrook And Shotley Practice	GP	—	3.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Ravenswood Medical Practice	GP	Good ('24)	4.1 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Wellbeing Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Nacton Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	5.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	6.2 km
Vision Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	6.6 km
Welch Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.6 km
Belstead Hills Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	7.6 km
Kew Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	7.6 km
Chantry Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	7.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	7.9 km
Hawthorn Drive Surgery	GP	—	8.0 km
Hawthorn Drive Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	8.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	8.0 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Babergh

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 66 min from Ipswich Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Wrabness Rail Station	3.9 mi	London Liverpool Street	84 min
Harwich International Rail Station	3.9 mi	London Liverpool Street	80 min
Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station	4.0 mi	—	no direct train
Ipswich Rail Station	4.6 mi	London Liverpool Street	66 min
Harwich Town Rail Station	5.0 mi	London Liverpool Street	95 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Ipswich Rail Station (66 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

58%

Work from home

31%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging17 points

Per 10,000 residents1.8

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Babergh

Air quality

NO₂

7.3

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.8

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.1%

Flood zone2.2% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)

Historic landfill132 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings3,017

Conservation areas28

Green belt0%

Green spaces128

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Babergh

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	242	95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	50	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	11	—
Green spaces & parks	128	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

55.4%

Superfast

91.8%

Ultrafast

55.4%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Babergh

Figures for the wider Babergh — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate4.2%

In work (employment rate)55.5%

Companies registered here5,642

New incorporations (12m)566

Property companies (SPVs)539

See the full Babergh report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district