— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · STREET

Home › Babergh › Strickmere · street

Strickmere

⇄⌂

44 recorded sales · median £294,125 · Babergh

↑ Babergh (district)

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

68/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£294k

median price

4.3

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£294k

median sold price

10.6 yrs

of local pay to buy

47 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

£97,750 in 1996 → £440,000 in 2024

⌄ 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.

What's happening here

Loading local news…

Local voices

Loading local notes…

Display name optional · moderated before anything shows · read all local notes

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

Keep exploring

Could Strickmere be a good investment? Yields & returns →

Follow Strickmere — a note when its data refreshes

One short email when this area’s prices, crime and schools figures update. No accounts, no spam, one-click unsubscribe. Privacy.

What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £294,125. That's about 10.6× local earnings — around the 11.4× five-year average.

Sold price history

2024 · 4 sales

Median sold price · median of all 44 sales£294,125

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 Strickmere 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 Strickmere — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
36 Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£550,500	Feb 2025
38 Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£676,000	Dec 2024
48 Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£420,000	Aug 2024
22 Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£415,000	Mar 2024
50, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£460,000	Jan 2024
50, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£445,000	Feb 2022
44 STRICKMERE STRATFORD ST MARY	Detached	—	—	£414,000	Jan 2022
17 STRICKMERE STRATFORD ST MARY	Detached	—	—	£467,500	Mar 2021
14, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£490,000	Feb 2020
50, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£360,000	Jul 2017
23, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£430,000	Oct 2016
21, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£420,000	Aug 2015
30, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£429,999	Jun 2015
31, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£399,995	Apr 2015
20, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£405,000	Aug 2013
38 Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£410,000	Feb 2011
9 STRICKMERE	Detached	—	—	£275,000	Jun 2009
4, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£300,000	May 2009
38 Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£375,000	Apr 2009
14, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£322,500	May 2007
21, Strickmere Stratford St. Mary	Detached	—	—	£320,000	Jul 2006
5 STRICKMERE	Terraced	—	—	£280,000	Sep 2005
19 STRICKMERE	Detached	—	—	£275,000	Aug 2005
18 STRICKMERE	Semi-detached	—	—	£285,000	May 2005

Show all sales ↓

24 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

12345678910

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

89% of the 9 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

8 of 9 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 9 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 24 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Stratford St Mary Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.1 km
Orchard Barn Stratford St Mary	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.2 km
East Bergholt Young Explorers	Nursery	Good ('21)	2.2 km
Lavender Hall Kindergarten	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	2.2 km
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	2.5 km
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	2.5 km
Langham Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('23)	3.4 km
East Bergholt High School	Secondary	—	3.4 km
Langham Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('21)	3.6 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School	Primary	Good ('22)	4.4 km
Little Owls Preschool (Boxted)	Nursery	Good ('25)	4.4 km
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Requires improvement ('22)	5.1 km
Orchard Barn Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	5.9 km
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	Good ('20)	5.9 km
Robins Childcare	Nursery	Good ('24)	5.9 km
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	6.3 km
Manningtree High School	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	6.3 km
Highfields Primary School	Primary	—	6.4 km
Busy Bees Kindergarten	Nursery	Good ('22)	6.4 km
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	6.4 km
Little Pumpkins Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	6.4 km
Colchester Northern Gateway Sports Park Kids Camp	Nursery	—	7.4 km
Camulos Academy	Primary	—	7.7 km
Bright Horizons Colchester Day Nursery and Preschool	Nursery	—	8.0 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 3.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.7 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.8 km
NHS ODS

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

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Dedham Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Dedham Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Constable Country Rural Medical Practice	GP	Good ('21)	3.5 km
The Ardleigh Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	5.0 km
21D Colchester	Dentist	—	5.8 km
Lawford Surgery	GP	—	6.1 km
Villapharm Ltd	Pharmacy	—	6.3 km
Hello Dental	Dentist	—	6.4 km
Colchester Orthodontic Centre	Dentist	—	6.5 km
Capel Dental Practice	Dentist	—	6.5 km
The Riverside Health Ctr	GP	Good ('17)	6.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	6.5 km
The Surgery	Dentist	—	6.6 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 47 min from Colchester Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Manningtree Rail Station	3.3 mi	London Liverpool Street	56 min
Mistley Rail Station	4.9 mi	London Liverpool Street	78 min
Colchester Rail Station	6.0 mi	London Liverpool Street	47 min
Hythe (Essex) Rail Station	6.3 mi	London Liverpool Street	66 min
Colchester Town Rail Station	6.6 mi	London Liverpool Street	69 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Colchester Rail Station (47 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