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Pipers Close

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55 recorded sales · median £95,750 · West Suffolk

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West Suffolk Council · Labour / Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 37/64 seats · 58% · OCD 2026

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

72/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£96k

median price

5.4

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£96k

median sold price

7.7 yrs

of local pay to buy

53 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

5.4

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

448

Violence — most

6.9

NO₂ · WHO 10

3.5%

in a flood zone

897

green spaces

PM2.5 · WHO 5

503

eat & drink

107

shops

61.8%

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

£52,000 in 2001 → £258,975 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 West Suffolk, 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 £95,750. That's about 7.7× local earnings — around the 8.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 55 sales£95,750

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.7× · five-year average 8.9×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership60%

Owned outright

34%

With a mortgage

27%

Private rented

22%

Social rented

16%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,246

Your band:

West Suffolk Council£210

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

Police & Crime Commissioner£304

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,497

Band B£1,747

Band C£1,996

Band D (baseline)£2,246

Band E£2,745

Band F£3,244

Band G£3,743

Band H£4,492

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 West Suffolk how Pipers Close compares · from West Suffolk

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Brandon +20.1%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Brandon	£200,000	+20.1%	214
Lakenheath	£255,000	+18.6%	90
Mildenhall Road Estate	£252,750	+18.2%	88
Studlands Park	£246,250	+14.9%	212
Mildenhall	£235,000	+14.1%	242
Red Lodge	£280,000	+13.8%	230
Beck Row	£271,000	+12.5%	96
Priors Estate	£315,000	+12.3%	198
Newmarket	£263,000	+10.8%	362
Haverhill	£250,000	+10.7%	598
Westley Estate	£280,000	+10.4%	102
Bury St Edmunds	£269,000	+8.1%	660
Moreton Hall	£308,750	+6.5%	268
Howard Estate	£227,750	+0%	48

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 Pipers Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
12 Pipers Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£279,950	Dec 2025
1 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£238,000	Oct 2025
2 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£223,000	Nov 2024
19 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£229,950	Mar 2024
25 PIPERS CLOSE HAVERHILL	Flat	—	—	£157,000	Jul 2022
11a Pipers Close	Flat	—	—	£135,000	May 2022
11, Pipers Close	Flat	—	—	£138,000	May 2020
27, Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£245,000	Feb 2019
19 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£208,000	Jun 2018
2 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£185,000	Nov 2017
12 Pipers Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£210,000	Aug 2017
1 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£182,000	Jul 2016
8a Pipers Close	Flat	—	—	£110,000	Jun 2015
18, Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£149,950	Apr 2015
25 PIPERS CLOSE HAVERHILL	Flat	—	—	£118,000	Dec 2013
22a Pipers Close	Flat	—	—	£82,000	Jun 2013
19 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£145,000	Oct 2012
1 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£141,000	Mar 2012
19 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£137,000	May 2011
25 PIPERS CLOSE HAVERHILL	Semi-detached	—	—	£96,500	Jan 2011
17 PIPERS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£139,000	May 2010
21 PIPERS CLOSE HAVERHILL	Terraced	—	—	£89,000	Feb 2010
2 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£135,000	Feb 2010
19 Pipers Close	Terraced	—	—	£127,950	Jul 2009

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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 West Suffolk

Crime runs at 5.4 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 / month5.4

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

By category, 12 months from West Suffolk

Violence & sexual offences

448

Other theft

Criminal damage & arson

Public order

Anti-social behaviour

Shoplifting

Recorded crimes by category across the whole West 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 West Suffolk

Population179,948

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

6.8/10

Employment

7.0/10

Education & skills

5.1/10

Health & disability

7.0/10

Crime

6.4/10

Housing & services

4.5/10

Living environment

6.0/10

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

Figures for the wider West 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+61%

Unemployment · economically active residents3.8%

Degree-level (Level 4+)29%

Good or very good health83%

Own their home60%

Median age41.7

Born outside the UK17%

See the full West Suffolk report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% 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

8 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
Coupals Primary Academy	Primary	—	0.2 km
Unity Stars	Nursery	—	0.2 km
Golden Apples Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.7 km
Dizzys Day Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	0.8 km
Happy Faces Pre-school (LAMPH)	Nursery	Requires improvement ('25)	0.9 km
Westfield Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('22)	1.0 km
Little Wonders Preschool	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	1.0 km
Samuel Ward Academy	Secondary	Good ('22)	1.4 km
Place Farm Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('22)	1.5 km
Lilypads Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	1.7 km
Unity Stars Norton Road	Nursery	—	1.9 km
New Cangle Community Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Little Raindrops	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Castle Manor Academy	Secondary	—	2.0 km
Sandcastle Playgroup Limited	Nursery	Good ('21)	2.0 km
Clements Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('21)	2.0 km
Burton End Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('20)	2.4 km
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill	Primary	Good ('24)	2.4 km
Castle Fields Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('21)	2.4 km
Kedington Primary Academy	Primary	—	3.0 km
Ketton Early Birds	Nursery	Good ('21)	3.0 km
Olive Barn Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	3.5 km
Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill	Nursery	Outstanding ('24)	3.8 km
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	4.2 km
Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School	All-through	—	6.1 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 1.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.1 km
NHS ODS

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Tesco In-Store Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Haverhill Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Haverhill Family Practice	GP	Good ('19)	1.5 km
Haverhill Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.5 km
David Holland Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Unity Healthcare	GP	Good ('22)	1.9 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 West Suffolk

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

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Great Chesterford Rail Station	11.1 mi	London Liverpool Street	69 min
Newmarket Rail Station	11.3 mi	—	no direct train
Audley End Rail Station	11.6 mi	London Liverpool Street	56 min
Newport (Essex) Rail Station	12.2 mi	London Liverpool Street	58 min
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station	12.3 mi	—	no direct train

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

Travel to work

Drive

62%

Work from home

24%

Walk or cycle

11%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging30 points

Per 10,000 residents1.7

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

Environment from West Suffolk

Air quality

NO₂

6.9

— WHO guide

PM2.5

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000%

Flood zone3.5% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill101 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 buildings2,929

Conservation areas48

Green belt0%

Green spaces897

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from West Suffolk

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	503	97% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	107	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	40	—
Green spaces & parks	897	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

61.8%

Superfast

93.9%

Ultrafast

62.6%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from West Suffolk

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

Unemployment rate3.8%

In work (employment rate)60.5%

Companies registered here29,644

New incorporations (12m)7,378

Property companies (SPVs)2,959

See the full West Suffolk report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district