B1108 Hingham, Breckland
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP25,IP26), about 3.7 km long, classed as a b road. USRN 4000911.
11 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 8, F: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 82% of premises. The nearest railway station is Brandon, about 13.8 km away in a straight line. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 21 to 44 m above sea level. 6 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Watton Medical Practice, about 6.1 km away. About 660 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% 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
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, detached (3). Built: 1900-1929 (8); before 1900 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (8); owner-occupied (2).
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 B (29% of about 1,990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hilborough (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II*
- FOUNDATIONS IMMEDIATELY TO EAST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 5 October 2026 to 10 October 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 5 October 2026 to 10 October 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 21 September 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
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: 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.
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 21 m and 44 m above sea level (27 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP25 6LZ | 82% | 82% | 82% | 18% |
| IP26 5BX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Brandon 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 6.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 39.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 82.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watton Medical Practice | 6.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Total Health Pharmacy | 6.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Wayland (Dental Practice) | 8.0 km |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 11.1 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Swaffham Public Enquiry Office | 11.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 680 m² | 2.8 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 2.8 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,690 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Group of round barrows near Hopton House, a scheduled monument, 390 m east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Group of round barrows near Hopton House | Scheduled monument | 390 m east |
| Bowl barrow north of Bodney Warren | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel Hill | Hill | 370 m north-west |
| Seven Acre Plantation | Wood | 380 m south-east |
| Prince's Covert | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Hopton Carr | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Great Cressingham Fen | Wetland | 3.6 km north |
| Stanford Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km south |
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) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 26 |
6 of the street's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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.
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 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.