Fen Lane, Hitcham, Ipswich

House prices, sold prices and local information for IP7 7NL.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£689,500

5 sales

Price range

£390k – £1.1m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

3 Mar 2021

IP7 7NL

At a glance

House prices£690k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station2 hr 3 min walkStowmarket station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Fen Lane, Hitcham, Ipswich have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Mar 2021. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £689,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Fen Lane compared

IP7 postcode area£357,983

Ipswich£296,956

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fen Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all IP7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	5	£689,500	3 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Fen Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Gable End, Fen Lane IP7 7NL	19 Dec 2025	£663,658	Other	Freehold
The Stable Yard, Fen Lane IP7 7NL	17 Feb 2023	£15,000	Other	Freehold
Brettfields, Fen Lane IP7 7NL	3 Mar 2021	£945,000	Detached	Freehold
Foxgloves, Fen Lane IP7 7NL	21 Aug 2020	£537,500	Detached	Freehold
Fen Farm, Fen Lane IP7 7NL	22 Jul 2019	£1,100,000	Detached	Freehold
Foxgloves, Fen Lane IP7 7NL	22 Dec 2017	£475,000	Detached	Freehold
Gipsy Cottage, Fen Lane IP7 7NL	8 Dec 2016	£390,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
Foxgloves, Fen Lane	£475,000 (Dec 2017) → £537,500 (Aug 2020)	+13% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fen Lane

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fen Lane in the latest month.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Fen Lane is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

The River Brett from Lavenham to Higham Flood warning area
The Rivers Box and Brett Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Fen Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Gable End 1 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.0 mi
Bildeston Primary School 117 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	1.2 mi
Old Buckenham Hall School 199 pupils	Other independent school	2–13	Report	2.3 mi
Centre Academy East Anglia 103 pupils	Other independent special school	7–19	Report	2.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Stowmarket station 6.1 mi · 2 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Squirrels Depot (opp, The Street) 6 min walk
Squirrels Depot (adj, The Street) 6 min walk
White Horse (opp, B1115) 9 min walk
White Horse (o/s, B1115) 9 min walk

GP surgeries

Bildeston Health Centre
High Street, Bildeston, Ipswich · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 8 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	71.5%	62.5%
Private rented	13.3%	20.3%
Social rented	15.1%	17.1%
Households	963

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	58.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	26.7%	18.6%
Residents	2,201

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	78%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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