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Royston Drive

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19 recorded sales · median £200,000 · Ipswich

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Ipswich Council · Labour-controlled 29/48 seats · 60% · OCD 2026

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

69/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£200k

median price

8.7

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£200k

median sold price

6.6 yrs

of local pay to buy

56 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

8.7

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

493

Violence — most

10.9

NO₂ · WHO 10

8.6%

in a flood zone

256

green spaces

7.4

PM2.5 · WHO 5

328

eat & drink

119

shops

91.9%

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

£72,000 in 2000 → £268,000 in 2025

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Ipswich, 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 £200,000. That's about 6.6× local earnings — around the 7.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 5 sales

Median sold price · median of all 19 sales£200,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.6× · five-year average 7.3×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership55%

Owned outright

28%

With a mortgage

27%

Private rented

23%

Social rented

21%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,468

Your band:

Ipswich Borough Council£432

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

Police & Crime Commissioner£304

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,646

Band B£1,920

Band C£2,194

Band D (baseline)£2,468

Band E£3,017

Band F£3,565

Band G£4,114

Band H£4,937

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 Ipswich how Royston Drive compares · from Ipswich

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Greenwich +47.4%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Greenwich	£287,500	+47.4%	63
Maidenhall	£225,500	+32%	92
California	£220,000	+18.3%	492
Stoke Park	£268,000	+16.7%	74
Broke Hall	£340,000	+16.5%	59
Rushmere	£300,000	+16.2%	254
Racecourse	£245,000	+15.2%	189
Belstead Hills	£222,500	+15%	71
Ravenswood	£222,000	+14.9%	81
Chantry	£195,000	+14.2%	177
Whitton	£270,000	+13.4%	143
Castle Hill	£267,500	+12.5%	94
Gainsborough	£230,000	+12.5%	99
Westbourne	£200,000	+11.4%	261
The Dales	£215,000	+9.6%	285
Whitehouse	£210,000	+8.5%	37
Ipswich	£175,000	+8.5%	523
Ribbans Park	£260,000	+1.9%	116
Stoke	£153,000	-3.9%	235

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 Royston Drive — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
3 Royston Drive	Detached	—	—	£280,000	Dec 2025
1 ROYSTON DRIVE IPSWICH	Semi-detached	—	—	£268,000	Sep 2025
8 Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£300,000	Aug 2025
30 Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£219,000	May 2025
22, Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£215,000	Feb 2025
12 Royston Drive	Detached	—	—	£200,000	Oct 2024
27 Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£200,000	Jul 2024
14 Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£226,000	Oct 2023
2 Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£245,000	Jun 2023
1 ROYSTON DRIVE IPSWICH	Semi-detached	—	—	£248,000	May 2021
6, Royston Drive	Terraced	—	—	£190,000	Jun 2019
1 ROYSTON DRIVE IPSWICH	Semi-detached	—	—	£187,000	May 2016
1 ROYSTON DRIVE IPSWICH	Semi-detached	—	—	£156,000	Apr 2014
1 ROYSTON DRIVE IPSWICH	Semi-detached	—	—	£137,500	Dec 2012
6, Royston Drive	Terraced	—	—	£144,000	Oct 2010
4 Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£125,000	Sep 2008
4 Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£169,000	Aug 2007
10 ROYSTON DRIVE	Semi-detached	—	—	£78,000	Jul 2000
8 Royston Drive	Semi-detached	—	—	£66,000	Jan 2000

Show all sales ↓

19 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 Ipswich

Crime runs at 8.7 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 / month8.7

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

By category, 12 months from Ipswich

Violence & sexual offences

493

Shoplifting

198

Anti-social behaviour

102

Criminal damage & arson

Other theft

Public order

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Ipswich 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 Ipswich

Population139,642

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% 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 5 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

4.6/10

Employment

4.7/10

Education & skills

3.5/10

Health & disability

4.2/10

Crime

4.0/10

Housing & services

6.4/10

Living environment

5.0/10

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

Figures for the wider Ipswich — 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+60%

Unemployment · economically active residents5.8%

Degree-level (Level 4+)26%

Good or very good health81%

Own their home55%

Median age38.4

Born outside the UK18%

See the full Ipswich report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

71% of the 7 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 7 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 7 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
Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.3 km
Sprites Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('22)	0.4 km
Gusford Community Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	0.5 km
Brookside Pre-school	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.5 km
The Oaks Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
Buttons and Bows Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	0.6 km
The Willows Daycare Limited	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	0.8 km
Chantry Academy	Secondary	Good ('24)	0.8 km
One Sixth Form College	16 plus	—	0.9 km
The Willows Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement ('24)	0.9 km
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ipswich Pinewood	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.1 km
St Mark's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.1 km
St Joseph's College	All-through	—	1.2 km
Bright Sparks Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.4 km
Oakland Hall Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.5 km
Ranelagh Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	1.7 km
The Nest Nursery	Nursery	—	1.7 km
Halifax Primary School	Primary	—	1.8 km
The Peartree Kindergarten	Nursery	Good ('21)	2.1 km
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy	Secondary	Good ('22)	2.1 km
Hillside Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement ('23)	2.2 km
Copdock and Washbrook Pre-school	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.3 km
Puddleducks Kindercare LTD	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.3 km
Sproughton Church of England Primary School	Primary	—	2.3 km
Jigsaw Pre-School (Sproughton)	Nursery	—	2.3 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 0.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

6 of 6 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.1 km
Chantry Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Belstead Hills Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Kew Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Hawthorn Drive Surgery	GP	—	0.5 km
Hawthorn Drive Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Welch Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Morrisons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Portman Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.4 km
George Bureau Ltd	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Burlington Primary Care	GP	—	2.6 km
Burlington Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Vision Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Barbour Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Barrack Lane Medical Centre	GP	Good ('16)	2.8 km
Welch Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
32 Foundation Street Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Allen House Dental Ipswich	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Clavering House Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Malcolm Harbour'S Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Appolonia Dental Centre	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Rainbow Pharmacy Ipswich Limited	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Toothclub	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Berners Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Ipswich Orthodontic Centre	Dentist	—	3.0 km
J Smallridge Co Ltd	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Christchurch Dental	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Parkview Dental Centre	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Staffa Lodge Dental Group	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Ivry Street Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	3.2 km
Wellbeing Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Aqua Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Cardinal Medical Practice	GP	—	3.4 km
Wellbeing Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Wellbeing Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Dr Solway And Dr Roy Practice	GP	—	3.4 km
Orchard Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	3.4 km
Essex University Partnership Nhs Trust	GP	—	3.5 km
Woodbridge Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Wellbeing Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Green Cross Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.9 km
Delta Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Wellbeing Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Felixstowe Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
The Derby Road Practice	GP	Good ('16)	4.4 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Felixstowe Road Medical Practice	GP	Good ('19)	4.6 km
Nacton Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
Rushmere Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.8 km
Two Rivers Medical Centre	GP	—	5.6 km
Ravenswood Medical Practice	GP	Good ('24)	5.7 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 Ipswich

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 56 min from Manningtree Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Ipswich Rail Station	1.2 mi	London Liverpool Street	66 min
Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station	2.8 mi	—	no direct train
Westerfield Rail Station	3.3 mi	—	no direct train
Mistley Rail Station	7.0 mi	London Liverpool Street	78 min
Manningtree Rail Station	7.2 mi	London Liverpool Street	56 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Manningtree Rail Station (56 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

54%

Work from home

25%

Walk or cycle

15%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging4 points

Per 10,000 residents0.3

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

Environment from Ipswich

Air quality

NO₂

10.9

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.4

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1002.5%

Flood zone8.6% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)

Historic landfill90 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 buildings465

Conservation areas15

Green belt0%

Green spaces256

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Ipswich

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	328	99% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	119	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	22	—
Green spaces & parks	256	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

91.9%

Superfast

99.1%

Ultrafast

93%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Ipswich

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

Unemployment rate5.8%

In work (employment rate)59.9%

Companies registered here10,354

New incorporations (12m)1,638

Property companies (SPVs)1,217

See the full Ipswich report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district