Looms Lane
West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 60/100; transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 68/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 71/100. 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.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 68/100; market proxy 65/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
Available components: area-safety proxy 60/100; family indicators 75/100; green-space proximity 71/100; daily amenities 68/100. 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.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 68/100; market proxy 65/100. 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.
Available components: liquidity proxy 70/100; market proxy 65/100. Recorded median sale price: £507,500 from 22 transactions. 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.
Available components: area-safety proxy 60/100; green-space proximity 71/100; daily amenities 68/100; 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.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 68/100; area-safety proxy 60/100. Recorded median sale price: £507,500 from 22 transactions. 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.
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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Looms Lane 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 5 nearby amenities. The closest is Stewart House Orthodontics (dentist, 33m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Abbey Gardens) is 96m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The median property price is £507,500. Based on 22 transactions recorded since 2014. 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 10 schools within 2 km, 8 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 young professionals at 73/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 72/100. Its recorded district percentile is 100. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.
Score Breakdown
Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.
police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted
OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km
DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops
OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality
HM Land Registry price paid data
GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators
Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment
EPC Register — awaiting public API access
English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately
Property Market
Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold | Transactions: Moderate recorded volume
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.
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
Public Services Nearby
Public facilities within walking distance from Looms Lane, with detailed information for each.
gyms & sports centres (3)
- The Gym Group 568m · 7 min walk
- Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre 1307m · 16 min walk
- Risbygate Sports Club 1403m · 18 min walk
hospitals (4)
- Hestia Medical Cosmetics 206m · 3 min walk
- Abbey View Clinic 463m · 6 min walk
- St Edmunds Hospital 755m · 9 min walk
- Suffolk Wellbeing Center 818m · 10 min walk
libraries (2)
- Bury St Edmunds 362m · 4 min walk
- West Suffolk House (Library Point) 1404m · 18 min walk
parks & green spaces (5)
- Peace Garden 191m · 2 min walk
- Abbey Gardens 248m · 3 min walk
- St Mary's Square 622m · 8 min walk
- St Mary's Square 632m · 8 min walk
- No Man's Meadows Local Nature Reserve 774m · 10 min walk
schools (5)
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 598m · 8 min walk
- Priory School 848m · 11 min walk
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy 951m · 12 min walk
- King Edward VI CEVC School 1010m · 13 min walk
- Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery 1138m · 14 min walk
Transport Links
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Data Transparency
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- 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.
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