A149 North Walsham, North Norfolk
19 addresses across 9 postcodes (NR28), about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 28101763.
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in North Norfolk costs £2,460 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Worstead, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 41 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Birchwood Medical Practice, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 2,230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in North Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,460 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,640 | £1,913 | £2,187 | £2,460 | £3,007 | £3,553 | £4,100 | £4,920 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (30% of about 2,830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 103.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 234 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade I
- Market Cross, grade I
- 14, AYLSHAM ROAD, grade II*
- 7, MARKET PLACE, grade II*
- BACTON WOOD MILL, grade II*
- IVY COTTAGE, grade II*
- North Walsham Quaker Meeting House, grade II*
- 1 AND 3, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 1 Market Place, grade II
- 1 Mundesley Road, grade II
- 1 New Road, grade II
- 10 AND 12, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 10 Church Street, grade II
- 11, Market Place, grade II
- 13 and 14 Market Place, grade II
- 14, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 14, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 15, KING'S ARMS STREET, grade II
- 15, Market Place, grade II
- 16, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 17-19, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 18 and 18A Market Street, grade II
- 1A, 1B AND 1C, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 2 Church Street, grade II
- 2 Market Street, grade II
- 2 Park Lane, grade II
- 2, Market Place, grade II
- 20-22 Market Street, grade II
- 20, Market Place, grade II
- 21 and 22 Market Place, grade II
And 73 more.
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 26 October 2026 to 16 November 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (major works)
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 26 October 2026 to 16 November 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 29 October 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 29 October 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR28 0DS | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR28 0JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR28 9LZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR28 0AG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR28 0BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR28 0RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR28 0RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR28 9JS | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 5 / 3 | unlikely |
| NR28 9NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 20 m and 41 m above sea level (34 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR28 0AG | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| NR28 0BN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 0DS | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| NR28 0JB | 86% | 71% | 71% | 0% |
| NR28 0RB | 100% | 29% | 29% | 0% |
| NR28 0RE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 9JS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR28 9LZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NR28 9NA | 36% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Worstead 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| North Walsham 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Gunton 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bankside turn Bengate | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Travel Hub North Walsham | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | North Walsham Station Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Bank Loke, North Walsham GeniePoint | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 16.1 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 129 km (80 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Birchwood Medical Practice | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Yarmouth Road (Dental Surgery) | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | North Walsham Cottage Hospital | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Police North Walsham Norfolk Constabulary Stations | 270 m |
| Cash machines | Panaepos Ltd. | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,050 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,340 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Honing Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Honing Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cox Hill | Hill | 190 m north-east |
| Penny Wood | Wood | 200 m south-west |
| Bunn's Hill Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Scarborough Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Old Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Mill Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 19 |
17 of the street's 19 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 North Norfolk: see them on the North Norfolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worstead Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (norfolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 7 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NR28 0DS: 9 addresses of 58 in the postcode
- NR28 0JB: 2 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- NR28 9LZ: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- NR28 0AG: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- NR28 0BN: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- NR28 0RB: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- NR28 0RE: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- NR28 9JS: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- NR28 9NA: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in NR28 and across North Norfolk.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.