Abbey Road Marham, Breckland
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE32), about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) long. USRN 19050540.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £375,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 A; Band D in Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 20% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Watlington, about 9.5 km (5.9 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 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Watlington Medical Centre, about 9 km (5.6 miles) away.
- People: About 790 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2017 | THE PINES PE32 1JT | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2016 | ABBEY FARM, PENTNEY ABBEY PE32 1JT | Other | £1,811,255 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Jun 2008 | THE PINES PE32 1JT | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2002 | THE PINES PE32 1JT | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 10 Sep 1998 | THE PINES PE32 1JT | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 12 Sep 1997 | THE PINES PE32 1JT | Detached | £130,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Breckland in 2026-27: Band D £2,444 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,629 | £1,901 | £2,172 | £2,444 | £2,987 | £3,530 | £4,073 | £4,887 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (30% of about 2,580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 1 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE32 1JB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE32 1JT | 100% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Kings Lynn 853,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Downham Market 441,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ferry terminal | King's Lynn Ferry Landing Kings Lynn | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys Kings Lynn Hardwick Smart Charge | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 51.4 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 90.4 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watlington Medical Centre | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Watlington Health | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dentistry For You (Marham) LTD | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Police station | Kings Lynn Police Investigation Centre | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,670 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 420 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,260 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm, a scheduled monument, 570 m (0.4 miles) west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Pentney Priory Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holder Carr | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Long Belt | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Long Rough | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Ashholt Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Fox Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Devil's Bottom | Valley | 5 km (3.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the street's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Breckland: see them on the Breckland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 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 | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 4 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
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.