Woodbridge Local Information
Practical local information for Woodbridge: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Woodbridge Bin Days: Black Bin Now Every Three Weeks
Woodbridge's black bin is emptied every three weeks since 1 June, food waste weekly. What goes in each lid, £56 garden waste, and bulky bookings suspended.
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Parking in Woodbridge: Three Car Parks Give 30 Free
Hamblin Road, Oak Lane and The Station give 30 minutes free in Woodbridge. Deben, Lime Kiln Quay and Theatre Street do not, and Deben issued 339 tickets.
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Woodbridge Council Tax Bands: £2,420.52 at Band D
Woodbridge's band D bill is £2,420.52 this year, up 5.8%. All eight bands, where every pound goes, and why the town council took £29.59 more than last year.
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Woodbridge house prices: £360,000, Aldeburgh £525,000
The middle Woodbridge home sold for £360,000 last year, against £228,250 in Leiston and £525,000 in Aldeburgh. Land Registry sales, town by town.
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Woodbridge trains to London: 1h30, £9,132 a year
No train from this coast runs to London without a change at Ipswich. Woodbridge takes 1h30 at best and £9,132 a year to commute. Times and fares, station by station.
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A12 Roadworks Suffolk: Darsham Shut Nights From 5 October
The A12 at Darsham shuts 8pm to 5am weeknights from 5 October. This weekend's Leiston closure is off, and Main Road, Martlesham goes one-way for 20 weeks.
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Things to do in Woodbridge: Sutton Hoo £18, Tide Mill £6
Sutton Hoo is £18 and the Tide Mill £6, both within reach of the town. Verified August 2026 prices for nine days out here and along the coast, plus one that is shut.
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East Suffolk planning: 1,666 homes a year, 830 built
The government's formula wants 1,666 homes a year from East Suffolk. The district averaged 830 over 2021 to 2024. Local Plan stage, Sizewell C and the register.
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East Suffolk Christmas Bin Collections: What Moved in 2025
East Suffolk has not published its 2026 Christmas bin dates. Last year it posted them on 11 December: no pickups 25 Dec, 26 Dec or 1 Jan, normal from 5 Jan.
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Suffolk School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 to 30 Oct
Suffolk schools break for half term on 26 October and for Christmas on 18 December 2026. Every holiday and PD day, and the coast schools that break earlier.
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Suffolk Coast October Half Term: What's On 26 to 30 Oct
Suffolk half term is 26 to 30 October 2026: Sutton Hoo torchlit tales, Framlingham Castle's pumpkin party, Jimmy's Farm fireworks at £12, and a rail closure.
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Suffolk Coast Christmas Trains: What Runs 24 Dec to 4 Jan
No trains on Christmas Day, few or none on 26 December, and Boxing Day's bank holiday moves to Monday 28th. What Greater Anglia did last year and what is due.