Mill Road Banham, Breckland
125 addresses across 3 postcodes (NR16), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 4001853.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £450,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 57 homes have an energy certificate (A: 6, C: 7, D: 19, E: 21, F: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: 4 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 B; Band D in Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Eccles Road, about 5.3 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 520 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 42 to 52 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 125 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Attleborough Surgery, about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away.
- People: About 800 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 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 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £715,000 | £680,000 | £750,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | £555,000 | £227,500 | £670,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £240,500 | £240,500 | £240,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £226,000 | £226,000 | £226,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £218,000 | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £142,500 | £142,500 | £142,500 |
| 2006 | 2 | £261,000 | £173,000 | £349,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £208,000 | £208,000 | £208,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | £97,000 | £94,000 | £150,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2025 | APPLEGATE COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £450,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2024 | MULBERRY HOUSE NR16 2HU | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2024 | EASTFIELD NR16 2HU | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2023 | BLACKBERRY COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2023 | METHODIST CHAPEL COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Detached | £227,500 | |
| 4 Oct 2023 | HARVEST COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Detached | £555,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | THE GABLES NR16 2HU | Detached | £645,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2023 | BARLEY FIELD NR16 2HU | Detached | £670,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | METHODIST CHAPEL COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Detached | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Sep 2022 | BLACKBERRY COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Other | £275,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Jul 2022 | APPLEGATE COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £240,500 | |
| 11 Feb 2022 | EASTFIELD NR16 2HU | Other | £475,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Nov 2016 | HODGE COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2013 | GREEN PEACE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £226,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2011 | HODGE COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £218,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2010 | THE RETREAT NR16 2HU | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2009 | RAINBOW COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £142,500 | |
| 21 Dec 2006 | METHODIST CHAPEL COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Detached | £173,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2006 | CHERRY COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Detached | £349,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2003 | MILLCROFT NR16 2HU | Detached | £208,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2001 | MILLCROFT NR16 2HU | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2001 | ENDWAYS NR16 2HU | Detached | £97,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2001 | RAINBOW COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £94,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | NORTH MILL COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | SOUTH MILL COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £35,000 | |
| 25 Apr 1997 | HODGE COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £72,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1996 | GAYNES COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Semi-detached | £47,150 | |
| 24 May 1996 | CHERRY COTTAGE NR16 2HU | Detached | £76,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1995 | CHAPEL HOUSE NR16 2HU | Detached | £90,000 |
Energy performance certificates
57 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 114 m². Most common: House, detached (33); House, semi-detached (10); Flat (4). Built: 1983-1990 (25); before 1900 (7); 2023 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (4).
Council tax
What each band costs in Breckland in 2026-27: Band D £2,444 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,629 | £1,901 | £2,172 | £2,444 | £2,987 | £3,530 | £4,073 | £4,887 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (21% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- BANHAM HALL, grade II*
- HILLCREST, grade II
- ROW OF 4 COTTAGES AT 0681 8846 ABOUT 30 METRES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF POLICE HOUSE, grade II
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, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR16 2HU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR16 2JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR16 2BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 125 addresses are between 42 m and 52 m above sea level (50 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR16 2BZ | 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| NR16 2HU | 100% | 71% | 71% | 0% |
| NR16 2JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Harling Road 1,770 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Phone Box Banham | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 84.2 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Attleborough Surgery | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Church Street | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Doctors Surgery | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 16.1 km (10 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 1,600 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,220 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,640 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Banham Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Kings Head Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Tumulus W of Leader's Spinney | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Leader's Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Jubilee Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Warren Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Brick Kiln Holes Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Hungry Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Quidenham Mere Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 108 | 125 |
17 of the street's 125 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 Breckland: see them on the Breckland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Park School NR16 2HU | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2026 |
| Dawn Seager Catering NR16 2HT | Other catering premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wayland Way (3); On or near Mill Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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
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 2HU: 92 addresses of 98 in the postcode
- NR16 2JQ: 30 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- NR16 2BZ: 3 addresses of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.