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£350,000

Melton Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12

Key Features

  • Village location
  • Ideal family home
  • Easy access to Woodbridge
  • Primary school
  • Outline planning - DC/25/2752/OUT

Description

A fantastic opportunity to purchase a generous plot with outline planning permission for a self-build home, situated on the outskirts of Woodbridge town Centre and the popular Thoroughfare, with its excellent selection of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and everyday amenities. The plot benefits from an outline planning permission under reference DC/25/2752/OUT, providing the opportunity to create a substantial dwelling of approximately 1,700 sq ft.

This generous plot offers the potential for a self build to create a well-designed, single-family dwelling of around 1,700 sq ft, with associated garaging, parking, and garden space. Outline Planning Permission has been granted under reference DC/25/2752/OUT.

Location

The plot is situated within easy walking distance of Woodbridge Town centre and it sits on the boundary of Woodbridge and Melton.

The market town of Woodbridge has an abundance of shopping facilities including boutique shops, coffee houses, bars and restaurants. There are also picturesque walks along Martlesham Creek and river Deben.

The A12/14 are both easily accessible as are a number of retail parks providing access to Tesco, Next and M&S Food Hall.

Directions

Please use Sat Nav postcode address IP12 1AX.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-03-26

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

5.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree Good GoodVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Woodbridge Primary School217 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Community school
  • Melton Primary School912 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    163
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    198
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Kyson Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    380
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sandlings Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Farlingaye High School0.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,861
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kesgrave High School4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,875
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Alban's Catholic High School5.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    967
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Copleston High School6.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,930
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Northgate High School6.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,750
    Type
    Community school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - Woodbridge, Woodbridge335 metres
Co-op Woodbridge Foodstore, Woodbridge522 metres
Cook Woodbridge, Woodbridge550 metres

GP surgery

Little St John Street Surgery467 metres

Pharmacy

Boots479 metres

Hospital

Nuffield Ipswich Hospital5.3 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden299 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Woodbridge Rail Station869 metres

Nearest bus stop

Council Offices176 metres

Typical drive times

Kesgrave12 min · 5.9 miles
Woodbridge1 min · 0.4 miles
Framlingham19 min · 12 miles
Wickham Market8 min · 5.5 miles
Colchester (city)41 min · 30 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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