Area Info for Blythburgh (Suffolk)

Overview of Blythburgh, Suffolk

Blythburgh is a small historic village located in the county of Suffolk, in the East of England. It is renowned for its picturesque setting near the River Blyth and its rich history dating back to medieval times. The village is often referred to as the "Holy Village" due to its historical religious significance.

Historical Significance

Blythburgh has a notable history, with its origins dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period. The village is famous for its ancient church, the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, which features a distinctive tower and is a designated Grade I listed building. The church has been a centre of worship for centuries and contains several historical artefacts and memorials.

Natural Environment and Landscape

The village is situated in a scenic area characterised by marshlands, fenlands, and the nearby River Blyth. This landscape supports diverse wildlife and offers opportunities for birdwatching, walking, and exploring the natural environment. The surrounding area is part of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Local Attractions and Points of Interest

Apart from the historic church, Blythburgh is known for its traditional rural charm, including thatched cottages and country pubs. The village is also famous for the annual Blythburgh Christmas Market and other community events that celebrate local culture and heritage.

Accessibility and Location

Blythburgh is accessible via local roads and is situated approximately 4 miles south of Halesworth and around 12 miles from Southwold. It is a peaceful village that attracts visitors seeking a tranquil rural experience in Suffolk.
Education
School
Wenhaston Primary School1.76 miles
Hall Road, Wenhaston, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 9EP
Saint Felix School2.68 miles
Halesworth Road, Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6SD
Reydon Primary School3.33 miles
Jermyns Road, Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6QB
Bramfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.36 miles
Bridge Street, Bramfield, Halesworth, IP19 9HZ
Southwold Primary School3.52 miles
Cumberland Road, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6JP
Holton St Peter Community Primary School3.87 miles
Bungay Road, Holton, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8PL
Bramfield House School4.08 miles
Walpole Road, Bramfield, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 9AB
Middleton Community Primary School4.54 miles
Middleton, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3NW
Edgar Sewter Community Primary School4.65 miles
Norwich Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8BU
Brampton CofE VC Primary School4.75 miles
Southwold Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8DW
Yoxford Primary School5.10 miles
High Street, Yoxford, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3EU
Ilketshall St Lawrence School6.79 miles
Hogg Lane, Ilketshall St Lawrence, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8ND
Peasenhall Primary School7.13 miles
Hackney Road, Peasenhall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2HS
Summerhill School7.30 miles
Westward Ho, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4HY
The Old School7.60 miles
Toad Row, Henstead, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7LG
Leiston Primary School7.62 miles
King George`s Avenue, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4JQ
Health
Clinic
Ecch Rayner Green Resource Centre4.49 miles
Bungay Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8HP
Halesworth Ooh Base4.49 miles
Patrick Stead Hospital, Bungay Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8HP
Beccles Ooh Base9.70 miles
Beccles & Dist War Memorial Hosp, St. Marys Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9NQ
Allied Healthcare Group (Beccles)9.96 miles
Hipperson Mews, 53A Station Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9QH
Ecch Beccles Hq10.20 miles
1 Common Lane North, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9BN
Ecch Warren School (Special School)11.05 miles
Clarkes Lane, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8HT
Ecch Elmtree School11.28 miles
Ranworth Avenue, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9HN
AHP Suffolk (Aldeburgh)11.30 miles
Aldeburgh Community Hospital, Park Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5ES
Ecch Kirkley Clinic (Children's Centre)11.86 miles
Kirkley Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0LU
Kirkley Mill Health Centre12.17 miles
Economy Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0DR
Ecch Riverside Bc12.20 miles
Riverside Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0TQ
AHP Suffolk (Fressingfield)12.37 miles
Fressingfield Medical Centre, New Street, Fressingfield, Suffolk, IP21 5PJ
AHP Suffolk (Framlingham)12.77 miles
Framlingham Surgery, Pembroke Road, Framlingham, Suffolk, IP13 9HA
Specsavers Hearcare - Suffolk - Lowestoft12.87 miles
101 London Road North, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1LX
Ecch Roman Hill Cc12.88 miles
Love Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2NY
Ecch South Youth Service12.91 miles
St. Margaret`s House, Gordon Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1JQ
GP
Longshore Surgeries - Wangford2.77 miles
Church Street, Wangford, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8RN
Dr Castle & Partners3.17 miles
Sole Bay Health Centre, Sole Bay Health Centre, Teal Close, Reydon, IP18 6GY
Dr C Northover & partners4.44 miles
Cutlers Hill Surgery, Bungay Road, Halesworth, IP19 8SG
Yoxford Branch Surgery5.10 miles
Park View, High Street, Yoxford, Suffolk, IP17 3EU
Longshore Surgeries - Wrentham5.46 miles
58 Southwold Road, Wrentham, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7JF
The Leiston Surgery7.52 miles
Leiston Surgery, Main Street, Suffolk, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4ES
Saxmundham Health8.12 miles
Lambsale Meadow, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1DY
Longshore Surgeries - Kessingland8.82 miles
Field Lane, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7QA
Beccles Medical Centre9.64 miles
Beccles Health Centre, St Marys Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9NX
Laxfield branch surgery10.11 miles
The Street, Laxfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 8DZ
Rosedale Surgery10.76 miles
Ashburnham Way, Carlton Colivlle, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8LG
Aldeburgh Surgery10.91 miles
Church Farm Surgery, Victoria Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5EB
Andaman Surgery10.92 miles
303 Long Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9DF
Westwood Surgery11.33 miles
Westwood Surgery, 45-47 Westwood Avenue, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9RW
Bungay Medical Practice11.38 miles
28 St. Johns Road, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1LP
Dr Anderson & Partners11.82 miles
82 Victoria Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9LU
Hospital
Ecch Southwold Hospital3.54 miles
Fieldstile Road, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6LD
Ecch Patrick Stead Hospital4.49 miles
Bungay Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8HP
Ecch Beccles Hospital9.70 miles
St. Marys Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9NQ
Carlton Court10.36 miles
Carlton Court Hospital, St. Peters Road, Carlton Colville, Suffolk, NR33 8AG
Aldeburgh Community Hospital11.30 miles
Park Road, Park Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5ES
All Hallows Hospital12.26 miles
Station Road, Ditchingham, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 2QL
Lowestoft Hospital13.05 miles
Tennyson Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1PT
Airey Close13.53 miles
Lothingland, Oulton, Suffolk, NR32 3JQ
James Paget University Hospital17.72 miles
Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 6LA
St Catherines Way18.46 miles
Stepping Out, 1B St Catherines Way, Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk, NR31 7QB
Northgate Hospital21.56 miles
Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1BU
Norvic Clinic23.78 miles
Northside, St. Andrews Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0HT
Highlands23.86 miles
219 Yarmouth Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0SQ
Nuffield Health, Ipswich Hospital24.28 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5SW
The Ipswich Hospital24.57 miles
Heath Road, ..., Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD
Woodlands24.57 miles
Heath Road, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Pharmacy
Reydon Pharmacy3.17 miles
Solebay Health Centre, Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6GY
Howells and Jolley Ltd3.43 miles
100 High Street, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6DP
Queen Street Pharmacy3.45 miles
18 Queen Street, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6EQ
Cutlers Hill Pharmacy4.44 miles
Bungay Road, BUNGAY ROAD, Halesworth, IP19 8SG
Boots4.56 miles
26 Market Place, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8AY
Leiston Pharmacy7.57 miles
20 High Street, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4EW
Lloydspharmacy7.69 miles
62 High Street, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4BZ
East Of England Co-Operative Society8.36 miles
7 High Street, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1DF
Kessingland Pharmacy8.69 miles
70 High Street, 70 High Street, Kessingland, Suffolk, NR33 7QF
Worlingham Pharmacy9.34 miles
Worlingham Pharmacy, Woodland Avenue, Worlingham, Beccles, NR34 7EF
Beccles Hcc Ltd9.70 miles
The Pharmacy, Beccles & District War Memorial Hospital, St Mary`s Road, Suffolk, NR34 9NQ
Boots9.91 miles
5 New Market, Beccles, NR34 9HQ
Tesco Instore Pharmacy9.96 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, George Westwood Way, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9QH
The Co-Operative Pharmacy10.76 miles
Unit 5, 15 Ashburnham Way, Carlton Colville, NR33 8LG
Rosedale Pharmacy10.76 miles
Rosedale Surgery, 3 Ashburnham Way, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8LG
Boots10.98 miles
2-4 Stradbroke Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7HT
Leisure
Park
SUFFOLK COAST1.78 miles
HENHAM (Grade II Listed)1.99 miles
WESTLETON HEATH3.03 miles
HEVENINGHAM HALL (Grade II* Listed)6.32 miles
BENACRE6.61 miles
SUFFOLK COAST & HEATHS7.02 miles
KESSINGLAND7.97 miles
LONELY FARM8.07 miles
SUFFOLK9.90 miles
THE HAVEN, ALDEBURGH10.53 miles
OAKWOOD COMMUNITY FIELD PROJECT11.36 miles
GLEMHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)11.63 miles
BROOME HEATH12.31 miles
LEATHES HAM12.44 miles
BATH HILLS12.89 miles
HACHESTON13.41 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Southwold2.42 miles
Walberswick, IP18 6UH
SPAR Wangford2.91 miles
Spar Store, 16 High Street, Suffolk, NR34 8RA
Co-op Saxmundham3.00 miles
Darsham Hamper, IP17 3QR
Londis Reydon3.39 miles
18 Lowestoft Road, Southwold, IP18 6PT
Co-op Southwold3.44 miles
Southwold, IP18 6EE
Tesco Southwold (Express)3.45 miles
2 Queen St, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6EQ
Boydens Stores3.47 miles
1 Mount Pleasant, Reydon, Southwold Suffolk IP18 6QG
Co-op Halesworth4.47 miles
Halesworth, IP19 8LU
SPAR Halesworth4.53 miles
Spar, 13 The Thoroughfare, Suffolk, IP19 8AH
Londis Leiston Post Office7.59 miles
62 Sizewell Road, Leiston, IP16 4AB
Co-op Leiston7.59 miles
Leiston, IP16 4AE
Raj Supermarket7.79 miles
67 Kings Road, Leiston Suffolk IP16 4DA
Londis, Saxmundham8.27 miles
Manor House, Saxmundham, IP17 3ER
Waitrose Saxmundham8.35 miles
Church Street, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1EP
Londis Darsham Service Station8.35 miles
Jet Fuel Station, Saxmundham, IP17 3PW
Tesco Saxmundham (Superstore)8.38 miles
1 Church St, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1EP
Transport
Airport
Norwich International Airport27.96 miles
Bus Stop
Highfield (N)0.20 miles
Highfield (S)0.20 miles
Chapel Road (SW)0.34 miles
Chapel Road (NE)0.35 miles
Angel Lane (N)0.37 miles
Angel Lane (S)0.37 miles
Post Box (W)0.93 miles
Post Box (E)0.93 miles
Henham Wood (NW)1.06 miles
Henham Woods (SE)1.06 miles
Thorington Road (S)1.44 miles
Thorington Road (N)1.44 miles
Blyth View (W)1.45 miles
Blyth View (E)1.46 miles
Latitude Day Car Park (S)1.46 miles
The Star Inn (SE)1.62 miles
Ferry Port
Walberswick Ferry Landing2.87 miles
Southwold Ferry Landing2.89 miles
Reedham Ferry South16.84 miles
Reedham Ferry North16.88 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing24.09 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing24.21 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing28.28 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing28.29 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing28.55 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing28.65 miles
Harwich International Ferry Terminal29.34 miles
Railway Station
Darsham Rail Station4.36 miles
Halesworth Rail Station4.51 miles
Brampton (Suffolk) Rail Station6.00 miles
Saxmundham Rail Station8.35 miles
Beccles Rail Station9.96 miles
Oulton Broad South Rail Station11.58 miles
Oulton Broad North Rail Station12.23 miles
Lowestoft Rail Station12.67 miles
Somerleyton Rail Station13.63 miles
Wickham Market Rail Station14.19 miles
Haddiscoe Rail Station14.76 miles
Reedham (Norfolk) Rail Station17.28 miles
Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station18.31 miles
Cantley Rail Station18.54 miles
Berney Arms Rail Station18.99 miles
Woodbridge Rail Station19.60 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (IP19 9L*)
Number of Properties in Catchment226
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
SCHOOL COTTAGES (2), DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LZ		£455,000
2024-07-29
semidetached
freehold
OCEAN VIEW, LONDON ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LN		£195,000
2024-05-07
semidetached
freehold
EAST VIEW (10), DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LT		£342,500
2024-04-29
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2014-10-31   £250,000
SALTINGS, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LT		£560,000
2023-12-21
detached
freehold
FRESH WINDS, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LY		£395,000
2023-09-15
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-05-25   £212,250
6, AMBERLEY CLOSE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9NL		£485,000
2023-09-04
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-05-11   £391,500
8, HIGHFIELDS
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LX		£150,000
2023-02-23
terraced
freehold
HILLCREST HOUSE, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LY		£840,000
2023-01-17
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-11-08   £550,000
PRIORY LODGE, PRIORY ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LR		£295,000
2022-11-04
semidetached
freehold
CHANTRY COTTAGE, PRIORY ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LR		£485,000
2022-11-03
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-07-30   £285,000
RIVERVIEW, STATION ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LH		£395,000
2022-06-16
semidetached
freehold
3, ANGEL LANE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LU		£670,000
2021-09-17
detached
freehold
10, HIGHFIELDS
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LX		£256,000
2021-09-15
semidetached
freehold
OLD CUSTOM HOUSE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LQ		£380,000
2021-05-25
detached
freehold
Sold 2012-05-30   £220,000
ROSEMARY COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LP		£273,250
2021-03-22
terraced
freehold
Sold 2014-03-21   £180,000
ATHEL COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LP		£225,000
2021-03-03
terraced
freehold
SCHOOL COTTAGES (1), DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LZ		£460,000
2021-01-04
semidetached
freehold
TRINITY COTTAGE, THE STREET
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LS		£275,000
2020-11-16
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-07-24   £200,000
THE GABRIELS, ANGEL LANE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LU		£495,000
2020-10-14
detached
freehold
HAWTHORN FARM, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LT		£400,000
2019-11-25
otherPropertyType
freehold
SWALLOWS CORNER, CHAPEL ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LW		£245,000
2019-10-30
semidetached
freehold
LANE END, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LT		£452,500
2019-10-11
detached
freehold
4, AMBERLEY CLOSE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9NL		£470,000
2019-04-11
detached (New)
freehold
WHITEHOUSE UPPER BARN
BULCAMP
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LG		£415,000
2018-06-01
semidetached
freehold
WHITEHOUSE LOWER BARN
BULCAMP
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LG		£475,000
2018-06-01
semidetached
freehold
9, AMBERLEY CLOSE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9NL		£487,000
2018-04-24
detached
freehold
RUSHES POINT, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LY		£277,000
2018-01-05
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2016-03-31   £260,000
RED HOUSE COTTAGE, ANGEL LANE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LJ		£375,000
2017-10-24
detached
freehold
WEST LEA, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LY		£360,000
2017-09-20
detached
freehold
WOOD COTTAGE, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LY		£140,000
2017-08-21
semidetached
freehold
BROOME COTTAGE, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LY		£100,000
2017-08-21
semidetached
freehold
8, AMBERLEY CLOSE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9NL		£499,950
2017-08-18
detached (New)
freehold
7, AMBERLEY CLOSE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9NL		£420,000
2017-03-16
detached (New)
freehold
1, AMBERLEY CLOSE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9NL		£340,000
2017-03-01
detached (New)
freehold
5, ANGEL LANE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LU		£460,000
2015-02-06
detached
freehold
RIVERSIDE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LQ		£190,000
2014-12-04
detached
freehold
1, STATION ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LH		£215,000
2014-03-07
semidetached
freehold
MILL WAY COTTAGE, CHAPEL ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LW		£130,000
2013-10-30
terraced
freehold
GRETTLE COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LP		£102,500
2013-03-04
terraced
freehold
HILLSIDE, LONDON ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9NQ		£245,500
2012-10-26
detached
freehold
WINDSMERE, DUNWICH ROAD
BLYTHBURGH
HALESWORTH
SUFFOLK
IP19 9LT		£350,000
2012-09-07
detached
freehold
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