Common Road West Suffolk, Breckland
30 addresses across 8 postcodes (IP22), about 940 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 4001791.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 1, E: 1, F: 5).
- 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 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 Harling Road, about 7.9 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 22 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is E Harling & Kenninghall Medical Practice, about 6 km (3.7 miles) away.
- People: About 970 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 179 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1976-1982 (2); 1950-1966 (2); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 (24% of about 1,860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- GARBOLDISHAM WINDMILL, grade II*
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 2 September 2026 to 3 September 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 22 m and 25 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP22 2JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP22 2QJ | 100% | 94% | 100% | 0% |
| IP22 2QW | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| IP22 2RH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP22 2RJ | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP22 2RN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| IP22 2RQ | 43% | 43% | 43% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harling Road 1,770 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thomas Bole Close Garboldisham | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 39.7 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 73.8 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | E Harling & Kenninghall Medical Practice | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | East Harling Pharmacy | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hopton Dental Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 15.1 km (9.4 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Garboldisham Windmill, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Garboldisham Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Blo' Norton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Tower of All Saints' Church | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Plantation | Wood | 330 m south-east |
| Old Fen | Wood | 340 m north-west |
| Raydon Plantation | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Fir Covert | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Hopton Fen | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
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) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 30 |
17 of the street's 30 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hopton Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park/Open Space (2); On or near Mill Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 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
- IP22 2RQ: 15 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- IP22 2RJ: 6 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- IP22 2BU: 2 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- IP22 2JL: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- IP22 2QW: 2 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- IP22 2QJ: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- IP22 2RH: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- IP22 2RN: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fen Lane · Mill Lane · Hopton Road · Smallworth Common · The Plantation
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.