Bendish Way Norwich
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR5), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28910019.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Norwich cost £227,535 in August 2026 (-2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,148 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 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.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Colney Quarry, North West of Colney Hall, is 140 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Norwich costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 6.5 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Trinity & Bowthorpe Medical Practice, about 290 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 950 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £193,500 | £193,500 | £193,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £229,000 | £229,000 | £229,000 |
| 2003 | 4 | £205,250 | £164,000 | £285,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2020 | 2 NR5 9NW | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2019 | 5 NR5 9NW | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2007 | 7 NR5 9NW | Semi-detached | £193,500 | |
| 6 Jan 2006 | 1 NR5 9NW | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2005 | 2 NR5 9NW | Detached | £229,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2003 | 4 NR5 9NW | Detached | £178,000 | New build. |
| 29 Oct 2003 | 6 NR5 9NW | Detached | £285,000 | New build. |
| 17 Jul 2003 | 5 NR5 9NW | Detached | £164,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2003 | 2 NR5 9NW | Detached | £232,500 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Norwich
A typical home in Norwich cost £227,535 in August 2026, 2% less than a year before. That is 6% more than five years earlier and 24% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £460,728 |
| Semi-detached | £291,175 |
| Terraced | £250,591 |
| Flat or maisonette | £143,295 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £205,202 |
Private renters in Norwich paid £1,148 a month on average in September 2026, 0.8% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £781 |
| Two bedrooms | £976 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,144 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,586 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 111 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 1996-2002 (2); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Norwich in 2026-27: Band D £2,503 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,669 | £1,947 | £2,225 | £2,503 | £3,060 | £3,616 | £4,172 | £5,007 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (49% of about 860 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.
Energy projects nearby
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Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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: 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
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Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 140 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colney Quarry, North West of Colney Hall Watton Road, Colney | 1977 to 1993 | Inert | 140 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 13 m and 22 m above sea level (17 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR5 9NN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR5 9NW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bendish Way Bowthorpe | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Costessey Park And Ride | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 107 km (67 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trinity & Bowthorpe Medical Practice Good Nov 2016 | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bowthorpe Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechcroft Dental Practice | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Private Hospital Good Jul 2026 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Twin Oaks Nursing Home Good Mar 2019 | 200 m |
| Police station | North Earlham Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Namco Norwich Cashzone | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,380 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of Bowthorpe Church, a scheduled monument, 300 m south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of Bowthorpe Church | Scheduled monument | 300 m south-east |
| Lodge Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Two garden houses near the Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Bawburgh Bridge | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Earlham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Summer House Plantation | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Clinkhill Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Colney Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| University of East Anglia Broad | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Long Dale | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 10 |
5 of the street's 10 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 Norwich: see them on the Norwich page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Break Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 360 m | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's VA Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 370 m | No published inspection |
| Costessey Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ormiston Victory Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Bawburgh School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Valley Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 210 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelbreak Pre-School NR5 9LG | Sessional day care | 68 | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 210 m |
| Chapel Break OSC CIC NR5 9LG | Out-of-school day care | 80 | Not inspected yet | 210 m |
| Seedlings Day Nursery NR5 9PR | Full day care | 56 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cleverclogs NR5 0SG | Full day care | 92 | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| The Norwich Montessori School Ltd NR4 7TW | Sessional day care | 26 | Good (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 271 childminders and 51 home childcarers (nannies) in Norfolk. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwell Court Lunch Club | Other catering premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Twin Oaks Nursing Home NR5 9NJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Chapel Break Pre-School \& Out Of School Clubs NR5 9LG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Roys Cafe NR5 9HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Norkie Public House Limited NR5 9HA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Roys (Wroxham) Ltd NR5 9HA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 280 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Ketts Hill Bakery NR5 9HA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2026 |
| Friends Takeaway NR5 9HA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Happy House NR5 9HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 4 Good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Zatu Board Game Cafe NR5 9HA | Other catering premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2020 |
| Dominos Pizza NR5 9HA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2024 |
| Next Thing Education NR5 9LA | School/college/university | 310 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bowthorpe Church (Hope Cafe) NR5 9AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Banks House (Bright House) School NR5 9HA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2024 |
| St Michaels VA Junior School NR5 9LA | School/college/university | 390 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Layer Close (5); On or near Rafeman Close (2); On or near Hudson Way (2); On or near The Crofts (2); On or near Edrich Way (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is 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
Nearby streets
William Childerhouse Way · Layer Close · Ashwell Court · Hancock Court · The Columbine · Hudson Way · Hempsted Mews · Harpsfield · Edrich Way · Rafeman Close · Montgomery Close · Courtenay Close
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.