NR35 2SX South Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Ditchingham & Earsham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- The Green, Earsham: 36 addresses
- Church Path, Earsham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Green, Earsham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Green, Earsham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,483 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,655 | £1,931 | £2,207 | £2,483 | £3,035 | £3,586 | £4,138 | £4,966 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (32% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 19, MILL ROAD, grade II
- COTTAGE OCCUPIED BY MRS MURPHY, grade II
- EARSHAM LODGE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL ADJOINING EAST, grade II
- Earsham War Memorial, grade II
- LODGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OLD ALE HOUSE AND LYNWARD, grade II
- RACKHAMS, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 12 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 39 addresses are between 7 m and 9 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 79%, gigabit 79% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beccles 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) |
| Brampton (Suffolk) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queens Head Earsham | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 Nethergate Street Parking | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Bungay Community Centre | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 26.8 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 102 km (64 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bungay Medical Centre | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Beccles & District Hospital | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Police station | Halesworth Police Station | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Hillside Road East Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,060 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,040 m² | 170 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south-east |
| Castle Hills | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Bungay Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Butter Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Carr | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Camp Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Millpool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Broome Marshes | Wetland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 39 |
2 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Norfolk: see them on the South Norfolk page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Green.