Area Info for Bildeston (Suffolk)

About Bildeston, Suffolk

Bildeston is a small village and civil parish located in the county of Suffolk, in the East of England. It is situated approximately 10 miles south of Ipswich and around 4 miles north of Hadleigh. The village is known for its historic charm, traditional English countryside setting, and a close-knit community.

History and Heritage

Bildeston has a rich history that dates back to medieval times. The village features several historic buildings, including the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, which has origins dating back to the 14th century. The church is notable for its medieval architecture and historical significance within the local area.

Community and Amenities

The village offers a range of amenities including a village hall, a pub, and local shops that serve the community. It maintains a traditional rural character with a number of farms and open fields surrounding the settlement. Community events and activities are often organised through local groups and the village hall.

Transport and Accessibility

Bildeston is accessible by road, with connections to nearby towns and villages. The nearest railway station is in Hadleigh, providing links to larger cities such as Ipswich and beyond. The village's rural location offers a peaceful environment while still being within reasonable reach of urban centres.

Natural Environment

The surrounding landscape of Bildeston features typical Suffolk countryside, including farmland, woodlands, and open fields. It is an ideal location for outdoor activities such as walking and cycling, with scenic routes and natural beauty characteristic of the region.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Bildeston Primary School0.20 miles
Newberry Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7ES
Gable End1.37 miles
Fen Lane, Hitcham, Suffolk, IP7 7NL
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.40 miles
Rectory Road, Whatfield, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6QU
Kersey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.27 miles
Cherry Hill, Kersey, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6EG
Old Buckenham Hall School3.35 miles
Brettenham Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7PH
Centre Academy East Anglia3.76 miles
Brettenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7QR
Ringshall School3.78 miles
Offton Road, Ringshall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2JD
Beaumont Community Primary School4.08 miles
Durrant Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6GD
Elmsett Church of England VC Primary School4.15 miles
The Street, Elmsett, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6PA
Acorn Cottage4.24 miles
Ipswich Road, Elmsett, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6NY
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh4.61 miles
Stonehouse Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5BH
Hadleigh Community Primary School4.77 miles
Station Road, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5HQ
Lavenham Community Primary School4.79 miles
Barn Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9RB
Hadleigh High School4.79 miles
High Lands Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5HU
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.26 miles
High Road, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3AQ
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.70 miles
Stone Street, Boxford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 5NP
Health
Clinic
Hadleigh Health Centre4.57 miles
Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
AHP Suffolk (Hadleigh)4.57 miles
Hadleigh Health Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
Stow Lodge Centre6.89 miles
Chilton Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SZ
Stow Lodge Centre6.89 miles
Stow Lodge Centre, Chilton Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SZ
AHP Suffolk (Stowmarket)6.89 miles
Stowe Lodge Centre, Chilton Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SZ
Haymills House6.98 miles
Station Road East, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1RF
Stowmarket Health Centre7.08 miles
Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1NL
Violet Hill House7.08 miles
Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1NL
AHP Suffolk (Sudbury)7.86 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Church Field Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2DZ
AHP Suffolk (Woolpit)8.30 miles
Woolpit Health Centre, Heath Road, Woolpit, Suffolk, IP30 9QU
Sudbury Health Centre8.55 miles
Acton Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1QN
Sudbury Healthcare Partnership Limited (Meadow Lane)8.97 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
Whitton Clinic9.34 miles
Meredith Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6ED
Chantry Clinic9.81 miles
Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0QY
AHP Suffolk (Ipswich)9.81 miles
Chantry Clinic, Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0QY
Ivry Street Minor Surgery Unit10.45 miles
5 Ivry Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3QW
GP
Bildeston Health Centre0.05 miles
High Street, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7EX
Hadleigh Health Centre4.57 miles
Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
The Long Melford Practice (Lavenham)5.00 miles
36 Church Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9SA
Hadleigh Health Centre5.67 miles
Mill Surgery, Church Street, Boxford, Colchester, Suffolk, CO10 5DU
Dr Muir and Partners6.40 miles
Dr J Muir and Partners, Combs Lane, STOWMARKET, Suffolk, IP14 2SY
Needham Market Country Practice6.72 miles
Barking Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8EZ
Stowhealth7.08 miles
Violet Hill House, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1NL
Siam Surgery7.86 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury, CO10 2DZ
Siam Surgery7.86 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Sudbury, CO10 2DZ
Woolpit Health Centre8.26 miles
Heath Road, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9QU
The Long Melford Practice8.28 miles
Cordell Road, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9EP
Cornard Surgery8.37 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, 67 Pot Kiln Road Gt Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0DH
The Barham & Claydon Surgery8.46 miles
Norwich Road, Barham, Suffolk, IP6 0DJ
Meadow Lane Surgery8.97 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
Hardwicke House Group Practice9.07 miles
Stour Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AY
Capel St Mary9.14 miles
36 The Street, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2EE
Hospital
St Leonards Hospital8.64 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Walnut Tree Hospital9.04 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
West Suffolk Hospital12.29 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House12.29 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
BMI St Edmunds Hospital12.44 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
The Ipswich Hospital12.50 miles
Heath Road, ..., Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD
Woodlands12.50 miles
Heath Road, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
St Clements Hospital12.51 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LS
Walker Close12.65 miles
3 and 4 Walker Close, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LY
Bluebird Lodge13.31 miles
100 Mansbrook Boulevard, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9GJ
Colchester General Hospital13.37 miles
Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Oaks Hospital13.66 miles
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Nuffield Health, Ipswich Hospital14.06 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5SW
Essex County Hospital15.00 miles
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NB
Halstead Hospital15.81 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
Fryatt Hospital, Harwich18.97 miles
419 Main Road, Harwich, Essex, CO12 4EX
Pharmacy
Boots4.46 miles
91 High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5EA
Mill Pharmacy4.57 miles
Hadleigh Health Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5DN
Boots4.60 miles
31 High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5AF
Lavenham Pharmacy4.91 miles
3 High Street, Lavenham, Suffolk, CO10 9PX
East of England Co-operative Society6.37 miles
Combs Ford Pharmacy, Combs Lane, Stowmarket, IP14 2DA
Needham Market Pharmacy6.72 miles
Barking Road, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8EZ
Asda Stores Ltd6.78 miles
8-9 Wilkes Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DE
Boots6.82 miles
21 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket, IP14 1AH
Boots7.08 miles
Stowmarket Health Centre, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1NL
Tesco Stores Limited7.21 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Cedars Link Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5BE
Green Cross Pharmacy8.15 miles
19 The Street, Bramford, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4DU
Woolpit Medical Services Ltd8.30 miles
Woolpit Health Centre, Heath Road, Woolpit, IP30 9QU
The Pharmacy8.30 miles
Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JG
Tesco In Store Pharmacy8.32 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Woodhall Business Park, Springlands Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1GY
Claydon Pharmacy8.37 miles
1 Station Road, Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0HS
Boots8.40 miles
Shop 5 Applegate Mews, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0GL
Leisure
Park
BROOM HILL, HADLEIGH4.38 miles
RIVERSIDE WALK, HADLEIGH4.46 miles
RAILWAY WALK, HADLEIGH5.48 miles
CHURCH MEADOW6.02 miles
BRADFIELD WOODS6.52 miles
NEEDHAM LAKE7.12 miles
FEN ALDER CARR7.54 miles
CHILTON HALL (Grade II Listed)7.57 miles
MELFORD HALL (Grade II* Listed)7.89 miles
KENTWELL HALL (Grade II* Listed)8.06 miles
TRINITY HOSPITAL (Grade II Listed)8.13 miles
BRAMFORD MEADOWS8.32 miles
TENDRING HALL PARK (Grade II Listed)8.34 miles
SHRUBLAND HALL (Grade I Listed)8.37 miles
GREAT CORNARD8.60 miles
DEDHAM VALE8.72 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis Bank House Stores0.16 miles
118-122 High Street, Bildeston, IP7 7EB
SRVCS Shop2.75 miles
Wattisham Flying Station, Wattisham, Suffolk, IP7 7RA
Family Shop2.75 miles
Wattisham Airfield Ringshall Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7RA
Morrisons Hadleigh4.21 miles
Calais Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6LB
Londis Lady Lane Grange4.40 miles
Lady Lane, Hadleigh, IP7 6AW
Co-op Ipswich4.48 miles
Hadleigh, IP7 5EF
Londis A R Heeks & Son4.89 miles
13 Market Place, Lavenham, CO10 9QZ
Co-op Sudbury4.91 miles
Lavenham, CO10 9PX
Co-op Sudbury4.91 miles
Lavenham, CO10 9PT
Co-op Stowmarket6.41 miles
Combs Ford, IP14 2DA
Costcutter Sudbury6.70 miles
4 High Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0AL
ASDA Stowmarket6.80 miles
Meadow Centre - Wilks Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1DE
Co-op Ipswich6.83 miles
Barking Road, IP6 8ET
Londis, Stowmarket6.89 miles
1 Wolsey Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1LX
Co-op Ipswich6.91 miles
Needham Market, IP6 8AE
Stuarts Premier Daily7.11 miles
1 Creeting Road, Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AU
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport31.34 miles
Cambridge City Airport32.09 miles
London Southend Airport38.11 miles
Norwich International Airport42.07 miles
Bus Stop
Market Place (NW)0.29 miles
Clock Tower (NW)0.29 miles
Clock Tower (SE)0.29 miles
Clock Tower (NW)0.29 miles
The Peacock (NE)0.96 miles
The Peacock (SW)0.96 miles
Clay Hill Lane (N)1.37 miles
Clay Hill Lane (S)1.37 miles
Semer Bridge (N)1.51 miles
Semer Bridge (S)1.51 miles
White Horse (SW)1.56 miles
White Horse (NE)1.57 miles
White Horse (W)1.58 miles
White Horse (E)1.58 miles
Squirrels Depot (SW)1.59 miles
Squirrels Depot (NE)1.59 miles
Ferry Port
Harwich International Ferry Terminal18.14 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing18.55 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing18.55 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing19.23 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing20.75 miles
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing21.17 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing21.32 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing21.88 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing22.00 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing33.36 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing33.58 miles
Walberswick Ferry Landing35.23 miles
Southwold Ferry Landing35.27 miles
Railway Station
Needham Market Rail Station7.00 miles
Stowmarket Rail Station7.04 miles
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station8.79 miles
Elmswell Rail Station9.28 miles
Ipswich Rail Station10.58 miles
Westerfield Rail Station10.95 miles
Bures Rail Station10.96 miles
Thurston Rail Station10.99 miles
Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station12.12 miles
Manningtree Rail Station12.12 miles
Mistley Rail Station13.23 miles
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station13.32 miles
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station13.89 miles
Colchester Rail Station14.05 miles
Colchester Town Rail Station15.02 miles
Hythe (Essex) Rail Station15.09 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (IP7 7B*)
Number of Properties in Catchment434
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
NEWBERRY BARN, MANOR ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7BG		£617,000
2025-08-01
detached
freehold
Sold 2024-04-16   £625,000
1, SMOCK MEADOW
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TG		£245,000
2025-03-13
terraced
freehold
Sold 2019-11-29   £210,000
5, MANOR ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7BG		£375,000
2025-03-31
detached
freehold
9, CHAMBERLIN CLOSE
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EZ		£545,000
2025-03-25
detached
freehold
3, MANOR ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7BG		£370,000
2024-12-03
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-09-24   £315,000
31, ROTHERAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TQ		£265,000
2024-11-26
detached
freehold
1, BROOKSFIELD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EH		£267,500
2024-07-22
semidetached
freehold
13, SMOCK MEADOW
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TG		£200,000
2024-07-15
terraced
freehold
6, SMOCK MEADOW
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TG		£190,000
2023-11-22
terraced
freehold
9, MANOR ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7BG		£465,000
2023-06-13
detached
freehold
26, ARTISS CLOSE
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7BF		£168,000
2023-03-31
semidetached
leasehold
22, MANOR ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7BG		£305,000
2023-03-23
terraced
freehold
Sold 2018-04-17   £192,500
64, BROOKSFIELD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EJ		£317,000
2022-11-01
semidetached
freehold
PARKHOLME, WATTISHAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EG		£415,000
2022-08-26
detached
freehold
31, BROOKSFIELD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EJ		£250,000
2021-12-21
semidetached
freehold
1, IPSWICH ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7AP		£385,000
2021-12-17
detached
freehold
9, SMOCK MEADOW
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TG		£227,500
2021-12-03
terraced
freehold
Sold 2017-11-10   £205,000
16, MANOR ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7BG		£280,000
2021-09-03
detached
freehold
3, ROTHERAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TQ		£195,000
2021-09-02
terraced
freehold
Sold 2021-02-15   £144,000
12, MANOR ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7BG		£335,000
2021-08-13
detached
freehold
18, HIGH STREET
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EY		£600,000
2021-05-24
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-10-04   £580,000
VINE FARM HOUSE, NEDGING ROAD
NEDGING TYE
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7HJ		£185,000
2021-03-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
NEWBERRY FARMHOUSE, 22, HIGH STREET
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EY		£475,000
2021-03-15
detached
freehold
37, BROOKSFIELD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EJ		£205,000
2021-03-12
semidetached
freehold
12, SMOCK MEADOW
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TG		£167,000
2021-02-26
terraced
freehold
97, WATTISHAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EG		£283,000
2021-02-16
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2018-09-10   £265,000
36, ROTHERAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TQ		£193,000
2021-02-11
semidetached
freehold
6, HIGH STREET
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EY		£220,000
2020-12-21
detached
freehold
Sold 2020-09-24   £188,000
2, HADLEIGH ROAD
NEDGING TYE
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7HD		£205,000
2020-03-09
semidetached
freehold
21, ROTHERAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TQ		£192,500
2020-02-06
semidetached (New)
freehold
88, BROOKSFIELD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EJ		£366,000
2019-05-29
semidetached
freehold
WAHROONGA, WATTISHAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EG		£296,000
2019-03-05
semidetached
freehold
43, BROOKSFIELD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EJ		£227,500
2018-11-23
semidetached
freehold
25, ROTHERAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TQ		£180,500
2018-07-13
semidetached
freehold
10, SMOCK MEADOW
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TG		£203,000
2018-06-28
terraced
freehold
55, WATTISHAM ROAD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EG		£288,000
2018-05-31
detached
freehold
29, SMOCK MEADOW
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TG		£179,000
2018-05-31
terraced
freehold
33, BROOKSFIELD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EJ		£245,000
2018-01-03
semidetached
freehold
16, BROOKSFIELD
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EJ		£220,000
2017-12-08
semidetached
freehold
2, CHAMBERLIN CLOSE
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7EZ		£395,000
2017-08-11
detached
freehold
33, SMOCK MEADOW
BILDESTON
IPSWICH
SUFFOLK
IP7 7TG		£180,000
2017-06-06
terraced
freehold
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