Bulwer Close Buxton, Broadland
12 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR10), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4600740.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £238,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 Broadland costs £2,438 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Worstead, about 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, RAF Coltishall Memorial Gardens, is about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 6 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Coltishall Medical Practice, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £238,000 | £238,000 | £238,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £239,950 | £239,950 | £239,950 |
| 2004 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £67,000 | £67,000 | £67,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2015 | 4 NR10 5HT | Detached | £238,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2014 | SANDHILL, 10 NR10 5HT | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2009 | 4 NR10 5HT | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2008 | 4 NR10 5HT | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2007 | 10 NR10 5HT | Detached | £239,950 | |
| 25 Aug 2004 | 3 NR10 5HT | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2003 | 7 NR10 5HT | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 19 Oct 1995 | 6 NR10 5HT | Detached | £67,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, detached (8). Built: 1983-1990 (4); 1976-1982 (3); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (38% of about 660 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: in a protected area: The Broadland District Council Tree Preservation Order Buxton 1968 No.3, The Broadland District Council Tree Preservation Order Buxton 1975 No.1.
- Green belt: no.
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, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR10 5HT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR10 5HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 12 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR10 5HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR10 5HT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Worstead 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Hoveton and Wroxham 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| North Walsham 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bulwer Road Buxton | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Travel Hub North Walsham | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 121 km (75 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Coltishall Medical Practice | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bure [Dental Surgery] | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | North Walsham Cottage Hospital | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | Aylsham Police Investigation Centre | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Buxton Crown Road, Buxton Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | RAF Coltishall Memorial Gardens 3,880 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Balay Park 3.0 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,130 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Roman settlement at Brampton | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Dell | Wood | 150 m south |
| Lion Plantation | Wood | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Carson's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 |
1 of the street's 12 addresses is 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 Broadland: see them on the Broadland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton Fish & Chip Shop NR10 5EN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2025 |
| St Edward The Confessor NR10 5LG | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Liaise (at Salcasa) NR10 5HB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brook Street (3); On or near Levishaw Close (3); On or near Bulwer Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Woodland Walk · Bulwer Road · Levishaw Close · Manor Close · Brook Street · Aylsham Road · Back Lane · Chestnut Drive · Church Close · Back Lane · Mead Close · Sandy Lane
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.