Crown Crescent Ovington, Breckland
9 addresses across 1 postcode (IP25), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4000566.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £170,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 1).
- 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 C; Band D in Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Attleborough, about 14.7 km (9.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 47 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Watton Medical Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £192,000 | £192,000 | £192,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £177,250 | £177,250 | £177,250 |
| 2005 | 2 | £152,750 | £147,500 | £158,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £73,500 | £72,000 | £75,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £66,000 | £66,000 | £66,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £54,000 | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2019 | 5 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 1 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £192,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2015 | 1 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2008 | 6 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 18 May 2007 | 3 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £177,250 | |
| 8 Aug 2005 | 3 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2005 | 1 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 13 Jul 2001 | 1 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2001 | 6 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £72,000 | |
| 10 Dec 1999 | 3 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £66,000 | |
| 23 Nov 1998 | 3 IP25 6RU | Semi-detached | £54,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (3); owner-occupied (1).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (22% of about 590 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 30 September 2026.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 47 m and 49 m above sea level (48 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP25 6RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Telephone Box Ovington | 30 m |
| Car parks | 64 High Street Parking | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 31.7 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 88.2 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watton Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Total Health Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wayland (Dental Practice) | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| Police station | Dereham Police Station | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,760 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 990 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,630 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,490 m² | 300 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St. John Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-east. 4 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. John Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-east |
| High Banks | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Loch Neaton | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Saham Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Willow Bushes Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Saham Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Chestnut Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Fir Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the street's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovington Village Hall IP25 6RY | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Road (5); On or near Crown Crescent (2); On or near The Street (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- IP25 6RU: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
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.