Lovat Close Harleston, South Norfolk
35 addresses across 1 postcode (IP20), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36001131.
- Sales: 24 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £270,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in South Norfolk cost £307,735 in August 2026 (-0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £984 a month.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 4, D: 10, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 17 times (37 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; 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 Diss, about 13.1 km (8.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 28 to 31 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 Harleston Medical Practice, about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 18% 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.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £215,000 | £185,000 | £245,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £243,750 | £232,500 | £255,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £227,000 | £215,000 | £239,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £212,500 | £170,000 | £255,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £180,250 | £155,500 | £205,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £176,000 | £172,000 | £180,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2002 | 2 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £104,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2023 | 3 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2018 | 3 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £232,500 | |
| 18 Nov 2020 | 4 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 4 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2002 | 4 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £143,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2002 | 4 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £107,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2020 | 5 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2011 | 7 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2014 | 8 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £155,500 | |
| 25 Jan 2024 | 11 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2012 | 11 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 13 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £172,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2001 | 14 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £86,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2018 | 15 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2016 | 20 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2017 | 21 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 29 Jan 1999 | 22 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £58,500 | |
| 24 Jan 2025 | 23 IP20 9HJ | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2021 | 25 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2017 | 27 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £239,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 27 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2004 | 28 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2007 | 32 IP20 9HJ | Semi-detached | £180,000 |
House prices and rents in South Norfolk
A typical home in South Norfolk cost £307,735 in August 2026, 0.2% less than a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 33% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £422,408 |
| Semi-detached | £272,879 |
| Terraced | £227,315 |
| Flat or maisonette | £133,133 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £253,657 |
Private renters in South Norfolk paid £984 a month on average in September 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 32% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £698 |
| Two bedrooms | £893 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,112 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,579 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 69 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (9); Bungalow, semi-detached (9). Built: 1967-1975 (14); 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,369 kWh of it on average in 2024, 7% less than the district's 10,106 kWh, and 2,499 kWh of electricity, 37% less than the district's 3,963 kWh. There are gas meters for about 88% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is IP20.
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 B (36% of about 1,200 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Station Hill, Planning Permission (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Maltings, Tudor Rose Way, Harleston, Planning Permission (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Howard Rotavator Works, Mendham Lane, Harleston, Local Plan Allocation with Planning Permission (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Maltings, Tudor Rose Way, Harleston, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Howard Rotavator Works, Mendham Lane, Harleston, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Apollo Club, Mendham Lane, Hartleston, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Apollo Club, Mendham Lane, Harleston, Planning Permission (790 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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, 2 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 17 times, for 37 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Starston Beck River Waveney N.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harleston Stw Anglian Water | Starston Beck River Waveney N | 12 | 13 | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Harleston Stw Anglian Water | Starston Beck River Waveney N | 5 | 24 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 35 addresses are between 28 m and 31 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP20 9HJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| Halesworth 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pound Close Harleston | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 30.3 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 93.5 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harleston Medical Practice Outstanding Mar 2019 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harleston Dental And Aesthetic Clinic Limited | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trees Nursing Home Good Apr 2023 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3,990 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Candler's House, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) west. 123 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Candler's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Reydon House | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| 16 and 18, Old Market Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Swan Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Mendham Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Violet Plantation | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Gawdyhall Big Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Mendham Marshes | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Brabbin's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 35 | 35 |
None of the street's 35 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 South Norfolk: see them on the South Norfolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) | All-through | 3–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 59% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 35% in 2024 and 47% in 2023) GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 45.9 (42.7 in 2025 and 47.3 in 2024); 39.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 240 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harleston Preschool Nursery IP20 9HG | Full day care | 24 | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 240 m |
Ofsted also registers 271 childminders and 51 home childcarers (nannies) in Norfolk. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harleston Sancroft Primary Academy Catering IP20 9HG | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Prime Convenience Store IP20 9HE | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Trees Nursing Home IP20 9JA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Priory Group @ Richmond House IP20 9HB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Jay'S Green (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, bungalow, detached (lodged 14 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, bungalow, detached (lodged 26 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- IP20 9HJ: 35 addresses
Nearby streets
Jay's Green · Church View · St Mary's Close · School Lane · Martin Road · Bridge Close · Howard Close · High Court
All the streets in IP20 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.