Breckland
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP25), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4002472.
15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 15). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Harling Road, about 13.3 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 53 m above sea level. 2 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Watton Medical Practice, about 840 m away. About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2020 (15).
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 C (39% of about 1,130 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 1.0 km
- Plaswood Products Ltd Griston Road, Watton, permissioned (750 m)
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP25 6WJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP25 6YJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 53 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP25 6WJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP25 6YJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harling Road 1,770 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.0 km | |
| Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Jessup Road Watton | 190 m |
| Car parks | 64 High Street Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 920 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 33.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 85.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Watton Medical Practice | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Total Health Pharmacy | 840 m |
| NHS dentists | Wayland (Dental Practice) | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 13.6 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Swaffham Public Enquiry Office | 13.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,630 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,010 m² | 560 m |
Landmarks
17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wayland Wood | Wood | 630 m south-east |
| Milestone Grove | Wood | 790 m south-west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 870 m west |
| Loch Neaton | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Fir Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-west |
| Thompson Common | Wetland | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the street's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 530 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 930 m | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Watton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterlink @ Wayland Academy IP25 6BL | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Gold Leaf Catering IP25 6HN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Sam Meats Ltd IP25 6BS | Manufacturers/packers | 240 m | 5 Very good | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Wayland Garage IP25 6PN | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Stone Willys IP25 6PN | Retailers - other | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Byfords Way (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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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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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.