Beech Close Waterloo, South Norfolk
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP21), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36000115.
- Sales: 32 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £242,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 7, E: 2).
- 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 B; Band D in South Norfolk costs £2,483 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 11% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Diss, about 2.2 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.4 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 23 to 24 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lawns Practice, about 3.4 km away.
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £242,500 | £242,500 | £242,500 |
| 2025 | 2 | £272,500 | £230,000 | £315,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £197,500 | £175,000 | £220,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £173,000 | £173,000 | £173,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £222,000 | £222,000 | £222,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £127,500 | £127,500 | £127,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £134,750 | £127,000 | £142,500 |
| 2010 | 2 | £169,000 | £149,000 | £189,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £124,000 | £123,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2026 | 11 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £242,500 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 18 IP21 4EH | Detached | £260,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Oct 2025 | 20 IP21 4EH | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 2 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £315,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2019 | 8 IP21 4EH | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2019 | 10 IP21 4EH | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2018 | 5 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £173,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2017 | 19 IP21 4EH | Semi-detached | £222,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2016 | 14 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2015 | 17 IP21 4EH | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 18 IP21 4EH | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2013 | 9 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £127,500 | |
| 15 Apr 2011 | 14 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £142,500 | |
| 15 Apr 2011 | 8 IP21 4EH | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2010 | 17 IP21 4EH | Detached | £189,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2010 | 19 IP21 4EH | Semi-detached | £149,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2009 | 8 IP21 4EH | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2009 | 14 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 16 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £152,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2006 | 14 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2004 | 14 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 5 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2003 | 4 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £88,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2003 | 8 IP21 4EH | Semi-detached | £87,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2000 | 9 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £68,000 | |
| 12 Nov 1999 | 16 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £58,000 | |
| 1 Jul 1999 | 3 IP21 4EH | Detached | £45,950 | |
| 5 Oct 1998 | 5 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £46,000 | |
| 28 Feb 1997 | 5 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £36,500 | |
| 27 Jan 1997 | 18 IP21 4EH | Detached | £58,000 | |
| 12 Aug 1996 | 17 IP21 4EH | Detached | £58,000 | |
| 24 May 1996 | 2 IP21 4EH | Terraced | £58,000 |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1976-1982 (12); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (1).
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 street: most are in band B (39% of about 540 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Scole Engineering, Planning Permission (200 m)
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 4EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP21 4DL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 23 m and 24 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP21 4DL | 100% | 11% | 11% | 0% |
| IP21 4EH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Karen Close Scole | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Diss | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Diss Station Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 35.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 82.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lawns Practice | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Rapha Delivery Pharmacy | 2.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Diss Dental Care Centre | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | Eye Cashzone | 5.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,160 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 630 m² | 830 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,140 m² | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Scole Roman settlement, a scheduled monument, 210 m west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Scole Roman settlement | Scheduled monument | 210 m west |
| Scole Inn | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north-east |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Scole Plantation | Wood | 610 m south-west |
| Alder Carr | Wood | 820 m south-east |
| Oakley Fir Ground | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Farm Hill | Hill | 2.4 km east |
| The Crotch | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km east |
| Nut Tree Vale | Valley | 4.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 21 |
4 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scole Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 710 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crossways Inn IP21 4DP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Sep 2025 |
| Scole Village Stores IP21 4DR | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 9 May 2025 |
| Scole Inn Hotel IP21 4DR | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 210 m | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| BP Scole SF Connect IP21 4AJ | Retailers - other | 480 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ernest Seaman Close (4); On or near Karen Close (1); On or near The Street (1); On or near Diss Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 34% | 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 | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
Nearby streets
Karen Close · Bridge Road · Diss Road · The Street · Clements Close · Robinson Road · The Street · Ernest Seaman Close · A140
All the streets in IP21 and across South 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.