Beverley Close Watton, Breckland
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP25), about 40 m long. USRN 4091164.
- Sales: 21 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1).
- Flood: 32 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Attleborough, about 12.9 km (8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 53 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 Watton Medical Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £221,000 | £221,000 | £221,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £194,000 | £193,000 | £195,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £134,000 | £134,000 | £134,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £113,000 | £113,000 | £113,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £179,950 | £179,950 | £179,950 |
| 2011 | 2 | £155,000 | £150,000 | £160,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | £124,995 | £115,000 | £175,000 |
| 2008 | 6 | £197,595 | £142,495 | £214,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2024 | 2 IP25 6GS | Detached | £168,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Apr 2024 | 10 IP25 6GS | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 6 IP25 6GS | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2017 | 4 IP25 6GS | Detached | £221,000 | |
| 6 May 2016 | 8 IP25 6GS | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2015 | 6 IP25 6GS | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2015 | 10 IP25 6GS | Detached | £193,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2014 | 2 IP25 6GS | Detached | £134,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2013 | 3 IP25 6GS | Terraced | £113,000 | |
| 25 May 2012 | 6 IP25 6GS | Detached | £179,950 | |
| 5 Aug 2011 | 8 IP25 6GS | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2011 | 4 IP25 6GS | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2009 | 4 IP25 6GS | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2009 | 3 IP25 6GS | Terraced | £124,995 | New build. |
| 9 Jan 2009 | 1 IP25 6GS | Terraced | £115,000 | New build. |
| 27 Nov 2008 | BEVERLEY COTTAGE, 5 IP25 6GS | Terraced | £142,495 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2008 | 6 IP25 6GS | Detached | £207,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2008 | 2 IP25 6GS | Detached | £146,295 | New build. |
| 6 Jun 2008 | 4 IP25 6GS | Detached | £214,995 | New build. |
| 2 May 2008 | 8 IP25 6GS | Detached | £189,995 | New build. |
| 25 Apr 2008 | 10 IP25 6GS | Detached | £205,195 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 95 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 2006 (1); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (43% of about 760 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Lancaster Avenue, Carbrooke, permissioned (260 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, 27 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP25 6GS | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP25 6GY | not in 2 or 3 | 22 / 5 / 19 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 53 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP25 6GS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP25 6GY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Harling Road 1,770 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Portal Avenue Watton | 270 m |
| Car parks | 64 High Street Parking | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 31.4 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 87 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watton Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Total Health Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wayland (Dental Practice) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
| Police station | Dereham Police Station | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,430 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Wayland Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Loch Neaton | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Fir Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) west |
| Thompson Common | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florentina Catering Ltd IP25 6JU | Other catering premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Lancaster House IP25 6HP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 4 Good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Spar & Subway IP25 6XU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 330 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2024 |
| Dominos Pizza IP25 6XU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2025 |
| TOM & G'S IP25 6XU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 4 Good | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Lidl Great Britain Limited IP25 6UP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 360 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Barnies Foods IP25 6JU | Manufacturers/packers | 360 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Buckingham Lodge Care Home IP25 6WL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| The Wonder Wood IP25 6JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| The Ark Nursery IP25 6JX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Treetots Playgroup IP25 6HU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Washington Drive (7); On or near Wellington Road (5); On or near Stirling Road (5); On or near Lancaster Avenue (4); On or near Beverley Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 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 | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
Lancaster Avenue · Sunderland Close · Thornhill Road · Washington Drive · Garner Close · Washington Drive · Wellington Road · Lancaster Avenue · Washington Drive · Trenchard Crescent · Elworthy Close · Nimrod Walk
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.