Knipe Close Tacolneston, South Norfolk
16 addresses across 1 postcode (NR16), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36001034.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £305,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 1, F: 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 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 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 57 to 58 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Long Stratton Medical Partnership, about 5.3 km (3.3 miles) away.
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | £305,500 | £300,000 | £311,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £188,500 | £188,500 | £188,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £112,500 | £112,500 | £112,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £188,000 | £188,000 | £188,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £135,000 | £129,000 | £160,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £59,995 | £59,995 | £59,995 |
| 1999 | 2 | £57,873 | £46,000 | £69,745 |
| 1997 | 2 | £53,250 | £50,000 | £56,500 |
| 1996 | 3 | £39,500 | £36,250 | £41,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2022 | 7 NR16 1BX | Detached | £311,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2022 | 9 NR16 1BX | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2021 | 7 NR16 1BX | Detached | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Jan 2016 | 12 NR16 1BX | Detached | £146,250 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Nov 2014 | 9 NR16 1BX | Detached | £188,500 | |
| 29 Feb 2012 | 14 NR16 1BX | Detached | £112,500 | |
| 13 Apr 2007 | 12 NR16 1BX | Detached | £152,500 | |
| 21 Dec 2006 | 8 NR16 1BX | Detached | £188,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2005 | 8 NR16 1BX | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2005 | 4 NR16 1BX | Detached | £129,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2005 | 4 NR16 1BX | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 11 NR16 1BX | Detached | £59,995 | |
| 21 Oct 1999 | 9 NR16 1BX | Detached | £69,745 | |
| 1 Mar 1999 | 4 NR16 1BX | Detached | £46,000 | |
| 5 Sep 1997 | 8 NR16 1BX | Detached | £56,500 | |
| 18 Apr 1997 | 10 NR16 1BX | Detached | £50,000 | |
| 22 Nov 1996 | 12 NR16 1BX | Detached | £36,250 | |
| 31 Oct 1996 | 4 NR16 1BX | Detached | £39,500 | |
| 30 Aug 1996 | 4 NR16 1BX | Detached | £41,500 | |
| 7 Jul 1995 | 10 NR16 1BX | Detached | £45,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 C (26% of about 1,250 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 16 addresses are between 57 m and 58 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR16 1BX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Spooner Row 690 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest First School Tacolneston | 150 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 20.3 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 94 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Long Stratton Medical Partnership | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Netherton Dental Practice | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Police station | Wymondham Police Investigation Centre | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Manor Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m north. 35 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Manor Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Tacolneston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Wood | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Grove Wood | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Grove Plantation | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Maurice's Plantation | Wood | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Scott's Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 5 km (3.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 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 South Norfolk: see them on the South Norfolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 120 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacolneston Primary Catering NR16 1AL | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Chopstick House NR16 1BY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 4 Good | 25 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Dovedale Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 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 | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 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 7 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
- NR16 1BX: 16 addresses of 18 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Baldock Close · Dovedale Road · Birkin Close · The Green · Hall Road · Lake View Close
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.