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Birch Grove

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5 recorded sales · median £385,000 · East Suffolk

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East Suffolk Council · Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition 29/55 seats · 53% · OCD 2026

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

72/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£385k

median price

4.6

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£385k

median sold price

7.8 yrs

of local pay to buy

66 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

114

schools total

4.6

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

463

Violence — most

7.3

NO₂ · WHO 10

5.4%

in a flood zone

590

green spaces

6.7

PM2.5 · WHO 5

700

eat & drink

174

shops

59%

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 East Suffolk, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

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

Crime2026-05

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 £385,000. That's about 7.8× local earnings — around the 8.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 5 sales£385,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.8× · five-year average 8.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership69%

Owned outright

44%

With a mortgage

25%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

13%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,234

Your band:

East Suffolk Council£198

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

Police & Crime Commissioner£304

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,489

Band B£1,738

Band C£1,986

Band D (baseline)£2,234

Band E£2,730

Band F£3,227

Band G£3,723

Band H£4,468

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 East Suffolk how Birch Grove compares · from East Suffolk

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Old Felixstowe +36.8%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Old Felixstowe	£380,000	+36.8%	130
Martlesham Heath	£333,000	+32%	118
Kesgrave	£357,500	+30%	110
Leiston	£216,000	+22.2%	124
Lowestoft	£148,000	+20.8%	506
Kessingland	£225,000	+20.6%	126
Halesworth	£260,000	+20.1%	198
Carlton Colville	£260,000	+19.9%	346
Walton	£255,500	+19.3%	328
Trimley St Mary	£260,000	+19%	82
Bixley	£415,000	+16.9%	125
Saxmundham	£308,000	+16.8%	178
Kirkley	£194,000	+16.7%	320
Mill Hills	£450,000	+14.6%	132
Oulton	£245,000	+14.6%	516
Beccles	£240,000	+14.3%	316
Rendlesham	£300,000	+13.4%	134
Pakefield	£233,750	+12.8%	296
Worlingham	£295,000	+12.5%	90
Felixstowe	£259,000	+11.3%	284
Framlingham	£316,000	+9.3%	164
Grange Farm	£335,000	+8.9%	387
Trimley St Martin	£287,500	+6.6%	78
Bungay	£238,000	+6.5%	154

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 Birch Grove — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
9 Birch Grove Martlesham Heath	Detached	—	—	£935,000	Mar 2023
11 BIRCH GROVE	Detached	—	—	£385,000	Oct 2010
12 BIRCH GROVE	Detached	—	—	£540,000	Oct 2007
2 Birch Grove Martlesham Heath	Detached	—	—	£186,000	Oct 1998
9 Birch Grove Martlesham Heath	Detached	—	—	£178,000	Feb 1997

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 East Suffolk

Crime runs at 4.6 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 / month4.6

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

By category, 12 months from East Suffolk

Violence & sexual offences

463

Anti-social behaviour

136

Criminal damage & arson

134

Shoplifting

Other theft

Public order

Recorded crimes by category across the whole East Suffolk 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 East Suffolk

Population246,058

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 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 6 in 2019 — little changed 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

6.3/10

Employment

5.8/10

Education & skills

4.8/10

Health & disability

5.8/10

Crime

7.3/10

Housing & services

4.4/10

Living environment

5.8/10

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

Figures for the wider East Suffolk — 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+52%

Unemployment · economically active residents4.9%

Degree-level (Level 4+)28%

Good or very good health79%

Own their home69%

Median age49.7

Born outside the UK6%

See the full East Suffolk report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

75% of the 8 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

6 of 8 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 8 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
Birchwood Primary School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Play2day Nurseries (Ipswich)	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.7 km
Gorseland Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement ('23)	1.2 km
Martlesham Preschool	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	1.2 km
Martlesham Primary Academy	Primary	—	1.9 km
Cedarwood Primary School	Primary	—	2.2 km
Three Bears Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.2 km
Kesgrave High School	Secondary	Good ('22)	2.4 km
Chestnuts Nursery School	Nursery	—	2.7 km
The Roundabout Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	2.8 km
Heath Primary School, Kesgrave	Primary	Good ('23)	2.9 km
Bucklesham Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	2.9 km
The Cornerstone Day Nursery and Preschool	Nursery	Good ('22)	3.1 km
Bealings School	Primary	Good ('24)	3.6 km
Waldringfield Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement ('23)	3.7 km
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Rushmere	Nursery	Good ('24)	3.9 km
Woodbridge Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	4.1 km
Kyson Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	4.1 km
Broke Hall Community Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	4.5 km
Heathlands Community Preschool And Out Of School Club	Nursery	—	4.5 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge	Primary	—	5.0 km
St Mary's Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	5.0 km
Barnabas Pre-School	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	5.0 km
Little Leaders Ransomes	Nursery	—	5.0 km
Nacton Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('19)	5.2 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 0.7 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.7 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.7 km
NHS ODS

3 of 3 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Martlesham Surgery	GP	—	0.7 km
Martlesham Heath Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Martlesham Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Tesco In-Store Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Bell Lane (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Embrace Medical Centre	GP	—	2.7 km
Kesgrave Dental Care	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Wellbeing Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Orchid Dental	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Rushmere Dental Care	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Framfield House Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	4.5 km
Waterton Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Square Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
Island House Dental Care	Dentist	—	4.9 km
Woodbridge Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	5.3 km
Little St John Street Surgery	GP	Outstanding ('19)	5.3 km
Two Rivers Medical Centre	GP	—	5.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	5.4 km
Smile Suffolk Dental Implant And Facial Aesthetic Clinic	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Ravenswood Medical Practice	GP	Good ('24)	5.8 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.8 km
Unit 1	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	6.0 km
Nacton Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.2 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 East Suffolk

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

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Woodbridge Rail Station	3.1 mi	—	no direct train
Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station	3.9 mi	—	no direct train
Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station	4.4 mi	—	no direct train
Westerfield Rail Station	4.9 mi	—	no direct train
Ipswich Rail Station	5.5 mi	London Liverpool Street	66 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

59%

Work from home

26%

Walk or cycle

11%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging19 points

Per 10,000 residents0.8

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

Environment from East Suffolk

Air quality

NO₂

7.3

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.7

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.1%

Flood zone5.4% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 5–10%)

Historic landfill167 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 buildings3,611

Conservation areas45

Green belt0%

Green spaces590

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from East Suffolk

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	700	95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	174	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	50	—
Green spaces & parks	590	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

59%

Superfast

92.6%

Ultrafast

59%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from East Suffolk

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

Unemployment rate4.9%

In work (employment rate)51.5%

Companies registered here12,000

New incorporations (12m)1,184

Property companies (SPVs)1,295

See the full East Suffolk report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district