Gooch Close Bacton, North Norfolk
25 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR12), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28104884.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £110,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (B: 18, C: 6).
- 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 A; Band D in North Norfolk costs £2,460 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 10% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is North Walsham, about 7.2 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 6 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mundesley Medical Centre, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £77,000 | £77,000 | £77,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 7 NR12 0FA | Semi-detached | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2025 | 8 NR12 0FA | Semi-detached | £77,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); Flat (6); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 2015 (22); 2012 onwards (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in North Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,460 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,640 | £1,913 | £2,187 | £2,460 | £3,007 | £3,553 | £4,100 | £4,920 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (39% of about 960 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR12 0FA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR12 0EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR12 0EU | 100% | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| NR12 0FA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | North Walsham 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Gunton 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Worstead 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest shops Bacton | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Travel Hub North Walsham | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Bank Loke, North Walsham GeniePoint | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 23.3 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 137 km (85 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mundesley Medical Centre | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Terrace House Dental Surgery | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | North Walsham Cottage Hospital | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Police North Walsham Norfolk Constabulary Stations | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cubitt Memorial Playing Field 1.4 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,560 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bromholm Priory, a scheduled monument, 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bromholm Priory | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Bromholm Priory ruins | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Bromholm Priory: north gatehouse and attached precinct wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Butt Hill | Hill | 390 m west |
| Watch House Gap | Wetland | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Rudram's Gap | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Rough Common | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Walcott Gap | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Mundesley Beach | Beach | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 25 |
1 of the street's 25 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 North Norfolk: see them on the North Norfolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 390 m | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacton-on-Sea Village Hall NR12 0ES | Other catering premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Bacton Fish Shop NR12 0AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Bacton Superstore NR12 0AA | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2024 |
| Oriental Garden NR12 0EW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gooch Close (7); On or near The Paddocks (3); On or near St Georges Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
St Georges Close · St Clements Way · Meadow View · Eden Close · Rectory Road · Mill Lane
All the streets in NR12 and across North 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.