Caley Close Norwich
19 addresses across 3 postcodes (NR2,NR3), about 460 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local access road. USRN 28900179.
- 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 Norwich costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 75% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 21 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodcock Rd Surgery, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often drugs.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2020 | UNIT 3, 4 NR3 2BU | Other | £3,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (45% of about 1,520 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)
- Garages Adjacent To No's 245, 247, 269 & 271 Bowers Avenue, Norwich NR3 2PP, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Royal Norwich Golf Club, Drayton High Rd, Hellesdon, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Mile Cross Depot, Mile Cross Road, Norwich NR3 2DY: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Garages Rear Of 48 - 54 Rye Avenue, Norwich NR3 2QG, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR3 2BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR2 3BW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| NR3 2BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 15 m and 25 m above sea level (22 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR2 3BW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR3 2BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR3 2BU | 75% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Caley Close Norwich | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holiday Inn Norwich Car Park | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 110 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodcock Rd Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hercules Road (Dental Surgery) | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Hellesdon Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Karma Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sloughbottom Park 14 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Valpy Avenue Allotments 3.5 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road, a scheduled monument, 340 m north. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road | Scheduled monument | 340 m north |
| Cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 790 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Mile Cross Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Costessey Henge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Wensum Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rabbits' Hill | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Hellesdon Meadow | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Earlham Grove | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Clapham Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Bloods Dale | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 25 |
21 of the street's 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mile Cross Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wensum Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Kinsale Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kinsale Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hellesdon High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heather Avenue Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Nelson Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Catton Grove Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Henderson Green Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Valley Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Norwich Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Earlham Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asda Express PFS Sweetbriar NR6 5AL | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Burger King NR6 5AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Highball Climbing Centre NR3 2AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 4 Good | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Court De Padel Norwich LTD NR3 2AG | Other catering premises | 190 m | 4 Good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Brick Frozen Ltd NR3 2BY | Manufacturers/packers | 240 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| The Sweet Store NR6 5BD | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 2 Nov 2021 |
| Cost Crashers Limited NR6 5BD | Retailers - other | 250 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Katie's Cabin NR3 2AG | Mobile caterer | 260 m | 4 Good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Cheerful Links NR3 2AG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| High Altitude NR3 2AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Wickes NR6 5BD | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Teelee's Food Wagon NR6 5BD | Mobile caterer | 310 m | 4 Good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| COOK NR6 5DH | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2024 |
| Marks & Spencer Simply Foods NR6 5DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Costa Coffee NR6 5DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Drugs | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (13); On or near Zobel Close (2); On or near A1067 (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 8 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
- NR3 2BU: 15 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- NR2 3BW: 2 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- NR3 2BS: 2 addresses of 48 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Drayton Road · Hellesdon Hall Road · Sweet Briar Road · Zobel Close · Blackberry Court · Drayton Road · Drayton Road · Whiffler Road · Naylor Road · Frensham Road · Drayton High Road · Drayton High Road
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.