Earl Road Rackheath, Broadland
29 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR13), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4600853.
- Flood: 12 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 C; Band D in Broadland costs £2,438 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 95% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Salhouse, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 32 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 29 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Thorpewood Medical Group, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2024 | TECHNOVA HOUSE, TECHNOVA COURT NR13 6NT | Other | £302,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 May 2023 | 24F NR13 6NT | Other | £306,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Nov 2022 | UNIT 3-4 NR13 6NT | Other | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Sep 2022 | UNIT 3-4 NR13 6NT | Other | £160,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jun 2022 | UNIT 5 NR13 6NT | Other | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Apr 2022 | UNIT 24B NR13 6NT | Other | £160,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Nov 2020 | UNIT 3-4 NR13 6NT | Other | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Oct 2020 | E C E LTD NR13 6NT | Other | £700,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Sep 2018 | 24D NR13 6NT | Other | £115,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Jul 2018 | E C E LTD NR13 6NT | Other | £675,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Jul 2018 | 24E NR13 6NT | Other | £195,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Mar 2016 | 24E NR13 6NT | Other | £180,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Dec 2015 | UNIT 1 NR13 6NT | Other | £129,000 | 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 Broadland in 2026-27: Band D £2,438 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,625 | £1,896 | £2,167 | £2,438 | £2,980 | £3,521 | £4,063 | £4,876 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (39% of about 1,450 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, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR13 6NT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| NR13 6LH | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 8 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 32 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR13 6LH | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| NR13 6NT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hoveton and Wroxham 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Hall Rackheath | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 117 km (73 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Thorpewood Medical Group | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rackheath Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Little Plumstead Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Sprowston Police Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | East Of England Co-op Cannerby Lane, Sprowston | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 6,600 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 370 m |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round Hills | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Ortolan's Grove | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Stone Hill | Hill | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Osier Carr | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Gazebo Covert | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| The Springs | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 29 |
1 of the street's 29 addresses is 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 Broadland: see them on the Broadland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rackheath Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonys Discount Food Warehouse NR13 6NT | Distributors/Transporters | 40 m | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Double Q Foods NR13 6NT | Mobile caterer | 60 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Rapid Relief Team NR13 6PT | Mobile caterer | 130 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2024 |
| B-24 Cafe NR13 6LH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Liberator Vending Limited NR13 6LH | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Lisa Angel NR13 6GD | Retailers - other | 160 m | Exempt | |
| Social Bites NR13 6PZ | Mobile caterer | 210 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Social Moments Social Shop NR13 6PZ | Retailers - other | 210 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Miss Daisy NR13 6LH | Mobile caterer | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Maaar Food Trading As D-Lish NR13 6PZ | Other catering premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| NVCS Ltd (Green Farm Fresh) NR13 6LQ | Manufacturers/packers | 330 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fitzmaurice Court (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
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
Nearby streets
Mission Road · Witchcraft Way · Ramirez Road · Bunkell Road · Bidwell Road · Liberator Close · Albert Shower Road · Basey Road · Fitzmaurice Court · Dewing Road · Mackintosh Road · Wendover 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.