Bushy Common Podmore, Breckland
36 addresses across 4 postcodes (NR19), about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) long. USRN 4000106.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £625,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, G: 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 Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wymondham, about 20.6 km (13 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 45 to 56 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Theatre Royal Surgery, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £172,000 | £172,000 | £172,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2024 | WELL COTTAGE NR19 2PA | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 1 May 2024 | MEADOW VIEW COTTAGE NR19 2PA | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2023 | WHITE HOUSE NR19 2PA | Detached | £220,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Apr 2015 | WHITE HOUSE NR19 2PA | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2012 | GREENACRES COTTAGE NR19 2PA | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2005 | DALE FARM NR19 2PA | Semi-detached | £172,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 185 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 2024 (2); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 (26% of about 1,490 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.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR19 2PA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR19 2NZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR19 2QL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR19 2NH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 45 m and 56 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR19 2NH | 88% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| NR19 2NZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| NR19 2PA | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| NR19 2QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 20.6 km (13 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 27 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 99.2 km (62 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Theatre Royal Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Dereham Hospital | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Dereham Police Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food East Dereham, East Dereham Cashzone | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,330 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wendling Abbey, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wendling Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Baker's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Hill's Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Acre Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Dunfer Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 31 | 36 |
5 of the street's 36 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 Breckland: see them on the Breckland page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
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.