Lawsons Yard

West Suffolk, Suffolk, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 55/100 Transport proximity 70/100 Risk indicators: Low Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 60/100; transport-stop proximity 70/100; daily amenities 75/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 55/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: First-time BuyersGood

Available components: transport-stop proximity 70/100; daily amenities 75/100; area-safety proxy 60/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Good

Available components: area-safety proxy 60/100; family indicators 75/100; green-space proximity 55/100; daily amenities 75/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 70/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 75/100; market proxy 50/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Investors
Low

Available components: liquidity proxy 30/100; market proxy 50/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transaction activity 50%, Market 50%; no return forecast. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees
Good

Available components: area-safety proxy 60/100; green-space proximity 55/100; daily amenities 75/100; amenity proximity 60/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 70/100; daily amenities 75/100; area-safety proxy 60/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

66
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within West Suffolk
Top 1% in West SuffolkTop 2% nationally
Low confidence Based on only 1 transaction — median not shown, 6 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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How Life Works Here

Lawsons Yard is located in West Suffolk, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The associated LSOA area has 65 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 8 nearby amenities. The closest is 77 Hair (hairdresser, 36m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Bus Station) is 151m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,136; owner-occupied homes 25.2%; social housing 7.9%; retired population 36.9%; average household size 1.7. There are 9 schools within 2 km, 7 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is first time buyers at 69/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 66/100. Its recorded district percentile is 100. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Good (60)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Excellent (75)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Good (70)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Fair (55)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Fair (50)

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Excellent (75)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Good (60)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

Property Market

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Median not shown (1 sale)
1
Transactions (2024–2024)

Semi-Detached | Freehold | Transactions: Small transaction sample

Source release: 2026-08-28; registrations received through 2026-07-31. Earlier periods can be revised by late registrations. Standard and additional transactions are included, so property mix can affect the median.

⚠ Based on only 1 transaction. Market data has low statistical confidence for this street.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0). Median comparisons use two full calendar years five years apart, with at least five sales in each. Different properties may have sold; this is not a house-price index or a prediction of returns.

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Nearby Amenities

77 Hair36m (0.5 min walk)
Blackbird Barbershop41m (0.5 min walk)
Aubyn Davis44m (0.6 min walk)
Midgar Coffee53m (0.7 min walk)
Edis of Ely58m (0.7 min walk)
Elizabeth Gash59m (0.7 min walk)
Bury Bakery & Sandwich Bar96m (1.2 min walk)
Loyal Wolf Barbershop99m (1.2 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Lawsons Yard, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (3)

hospitals (4)

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libraries (2)

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parks & green spaces (5)

schools (4)

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Transport Links

Bus Station bus_stop151m
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station rail_station681m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

6 open data sources
70% data uniqueness
View all data sources
  • OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
  • police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
  • DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
  • Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
  • ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.

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