Cargate Common Road Cargate Common, South Norfolk
16 addresses across 1 postcode (NR16), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36000279.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 D; Band D in South Norfolk costs £2,483 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Spooner Row, about 7.8 km (4.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 35 to 39 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Long Stratton Medical Partnership, about 6.4 km (4 miles) away.
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 178 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 2007-2011 (1); 2018 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,483 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,655 | £1,931 | £2,207 | £2,483 | £3,035 | £3,586 | £4,138 | £4,966 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (21% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1, Church Cottage, grade II
- KENHURST AND FAIRFIELD, grade II
- LIMES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Saddlers Cottage, grade II
- WILLOW FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 1 February 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 35 m and 39 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR16 1QH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Spooner Row 690 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 24.6 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 90.1 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Long Stratton Medical Partnership | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Netherton Dental Practice | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 16.6 km (10 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 3,150 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 830 m (0.5 miles) south. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rot Hole | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Brick Kiln Grove | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Rook Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Carleton Fen | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Bunwell Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Spittle Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 16 |
4 of the street's 16 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 South Norfolk: see them on the South Norfolk 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 1 February 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NR16 1QH: 16 addresses of 23 in the postcode
All the streets in NR16 and across South Norfolk.
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.