Low Common Hellington, South Norfolk
18 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR14), about 900 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36001134.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £620,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, D: 5, E: 2).
- 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 82% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Buckenham, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 17 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brundall Medical Partnership, about 4.9 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 160 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £620,000 | £620,000 | £620,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £417,500 | £417,500 | £417,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £355,000 | £286,250 | £575,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £231,500 | £231,500 | £231,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2025 | DAIRY BARN NR14 7BU | Detached | £620,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2021 | CAPRICORN COTTAGE NR14 7BU | Detached | £417,500 | |
| 18 Nov 2020 | DAIRY BARN NR14 7BU | Other | £513,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Oct 2018 | HILL HOUSE NR14 7BU | Other | £330,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Oct 2016 | SOUTHACRES NR14 7BU | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2014 | HILL HOUSE NR14 7BU | Detached | £286,250 | |
| 30 Sep 2014 | ROOKERY BARN, ROOKERY FARM NR14 7BU | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2014 | HELLINGTON HALL NR14 7BU | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 2 May 2014 | HELLINGTON HALL BARN NR14 7BU | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2003 | SOUTHACRES NR14 7BU | Detached | £231,500 | |
| 30 Nov 2001 | JOURNEYS END NR14 7BU | Semi-detached | £220,000 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 211 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1996-2002 (3); 1900-1929 (2); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 (19% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- ROOKERY FARM HOUSE, grade II
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
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 7 m and 17 m above sea level (10 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR14 7BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR14 7BU | 100% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Buckenham 280 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Brundall 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry North | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 112 km (70 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brundall Medical Partnership | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Loddon Dental Practice | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Little Plumstead Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bethel Street Police Station | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Brundall - The Street, Brundall | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 4,770 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,350 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Claxton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Carr | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Sumps Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Southwater Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| The Slaughters | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Spong Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Hobrough's Dyke | Tidal water | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 18 |
4 of the street's 18 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland St Mary Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Low Common (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 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 8 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.
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All the streets in NR14 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.