Broadland
25 addresses across 4 postcodes (NR8), about 280 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4600017.
14 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 12, E: 1). 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Broadland costs £2,438 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 98% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 260 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 21 to 28 m above sea level. 3 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Marriott's Medical Practices, about 920 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km. About 870 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 20 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 126 m². Most common: House, detached (12); House, mid-terrace (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (11); 1991-1995 (2); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Broadland in 2026-27: Band D £2,438 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,625 | £1,896 | £2,167 | £2,438 | £2,980 | £3,521 | £4,063 | £4,876 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (31% of about 970 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
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 1 October 2026: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the verge (minor works)
- 5 October 2026: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD, Remedial works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works, permit applied for)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR8 6UF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR8 6LU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| NR8 6LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
| NR8 6UG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 21 m and 28 m above sea level (25 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR8 6LU | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| NR8 6LW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR8 6UF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR8 6UG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km | |
| Hoveton and Wroxham 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Hazel Close Thorpe Marriott | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 8.7 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 5.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 111.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Marriott's Medical Practices | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Taverham Pharmacy | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Drayton Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Hellesdon Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | North Earlham Police Station | 7.0 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.0 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,450 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 8.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Polltax Plantation | Wood | 690 m south-east |
| Spring Plantation | Wood | 730 m west |
| Ghost Hill Wood | Wood | 780 m south |
| Scotch Hill | Hill | 1.1 km west |
| Costessey Pits | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Bloods Dale | Valley | 2.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 25 |
3 of the street's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 530 m | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Drayton Community Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 790 m | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Taverham VC CE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 940 m | No published inspection |
| Nightingale Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.0 km | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Drayton CofE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.0 km | No published inspection |
| Taverham High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Acres Care Home NR8 6QN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Tai Yin Ltd NR8 6XE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Marriott's Fish And Chips Shop NR8 6XE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m | 4 Good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Sunnycroft Care Home NR8 6QB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m | 5 Very good | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Old Mill NR8 6XE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Rka Fuels Ltd T/A Taverham Service Station NR8 6QW | Retailers - other | 460 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Haverscroft Close (4); On or near Holly Close (3); On or near Peddars Way (3); On or near Ashdown (3); On or near Cowdewell Mews (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 10 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
- Food hygiene ratings Two Acres Care Home (hospitals/childcare/caring premises, NR8 6QN) now 5 Very good, was 4 Good (rated 27 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NR8 6UF: 22 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- NR8 6LU: 1 address of 68 in the postcode
- NR8 6LW: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- NR8 6UG: 1 address of 68 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.