Orchard Close Attleborough, Breckland
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR17), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4000747.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £210,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Breckland cost £266,835 in August 2026 (-0.3% on a year); private rents averaged £935 a month.
- Energy: 30 homes have an energy certificate (C: 26, D: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 2 times (4 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Land North of the A11 - Solar Park, is 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the Minor road, carries 7,077 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Attleborough, about 850 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 39 to 41 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Attleborough Surgery, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 33% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £128,500 | £128,500 | £128,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £69,000 | £69,000 | £69,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2015 | 14 NR17 2RF | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2013 | 14 NR17 2RF | Semi-detached | £128,500 | |
| 24 May 2002 | 14 NR17 2RF | Semi-detached | £69,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | 17 NR17 2RF | Semi-detached | £210,000 |
House prices and rents in Breckland
A typical home in Breckland cost £266,835 in August 2026, 0.3% less than a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 31% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £363,192 |
| Semi-detached | £238,211 |
| Terraced | £192,685 |
| Flat or maisonette | £108,024 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £223,317 |
Private renters in Breckland paid £935 a month on average in September 2026, 4.6% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £670 |
| Two bedrooms | £853 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,053 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,531 |
Energy performance certificates
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 57 m². Most common: Flat (23); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (25); 1996-2002 (3); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (25); owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (30 addresses)
- 1, Orchard Close
- 2, Orchard Close
- 3 Orchard Close
- 4 Orchard Close
- 5 Orchard Close
- 6 Orchard Close
- 7 Orchard Close
- 8 Orchard Close
- 9, Orchard Close
- 10, Orchard Close
- 11, Orchard Close
- 12, Orchard Close
- 14 Orchard Close
- 15 Orchard Close
- 16 Orchard Close
- 17, Orchard Close
- 18 Orchard Close
- 19, Orchard Close
- 20, Orchard Close
- 21 Orchard Close
- 22 Orchard Close
- 23 Orchard Close
- 24 Orchard Close
- 25, Orchard Close
- 26, Orchard Close
- 27 Orchard Close
- 28 Orchard Close
- 29 Orchard Close
- 30, Orchard Close
- 31, Orchard Close
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 8,397 kWh of it on average in 2024, 14% less than the district's 9,726 kWh, and 5,288 kWh of electricity, 31% more than the district's 4,046 kWh. There are gas meters for about 15% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR17 2RF | 30 22 Economy 7 | 3,578 kWh | 10 | 6,814 kWh |
| NR17 2RD | 76 55 Economy 7 | 5,728 kWh | 6 | 7,233 kWh |
These are all the homes on each 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 NR17.
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 (41% of about 870 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)
- Hamilton Acorn Ltd. Halford Road, Attleborough, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attleborough Ad Plant Limited - Anaerobic Digestion Facility Expansion Breckland FUL/2019/0056 | Anaerobic digestion | 1 MW | Operational Sep 2022 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Land North of the A11 - Solar Park Breckland 3PL/2021/1514/F | Solar farm | 1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Oct 2022 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 October 2026 to 20 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Remedial works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 6 October 2026 to 12 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 16 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR17 2RF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR17 2RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any 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
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 2 times, for 4 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Tributary River Thet.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carvers la Terminal Sps Anglian Water | Tributary River Thet | 2 | 4 | 580 m (0.4 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 on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is 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 31 addresses are between 39 m and 41 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR17 2RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR17 2RF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Spooner Row 690 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Short Road Attleborough | 220 m |
| Car parks | Attleborough Station Car Park | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 25.5 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 88.1 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Attleborough Surgery Good Dec 2018 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Church Street | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rookwood Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital Requires improvement Aug 2024 | 18.1 km (11 miles) |
| Care homes | 6 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oak Trees (Respite) Outstanding Jan 2020 | 330 m |
| Police station | Wymondham Police Investigation Centre | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,220 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,780 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 530 m (0.3 miles) east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cakes Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Attleborough Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Six Acre Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Butterfly Garden | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Shrublands | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Old Buckenham Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the street's 31 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 Breckland: see them on the Breckland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attleborough Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 42.8 (41.4 in 2025 and 46.2 in 2024); 32.9% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 21.4% AAB or better; progress average |
| Attleborough Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | None published |
| Rosecroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
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
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 520 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavilion Creche @ the ACE Centre NR17 2AH | Full day care | 15 | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pavilion Pre-School Nursery NR17 2AP | Full day care | 36 | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pavilion Pre-School Nursery @ The Old Auction House NR17 2AP | Full day care | 40 | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Treetops Nursery Attleborough NR17 2NA | Sessional day care | 36 | Not inspected yet | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| The Apple Tree Day Nursery and Preschool NR17 2JX | Full day care | 50 | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbit Housing Association NR17 2RE | Other catering premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Daily Grind NR17 2RD | Mobile caterer | 140 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Butcher Boys NR17 2RD | Mobile caterer | 140 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| One Stop NR17 2BS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 210 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| The Cock Inn NR17 2BT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Sea Star Fish Bar NR17 2BU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Coffeesmiths NR17 2EH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2026 |
| The Rose Of India NR17 2BU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Dec 2025 |
| QD NR17 2EH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 240 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Sainsbury's NR17 2EH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 250 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Ming's Chinese Takeaway NR17 2EH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 4 Good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Attleborough Snooker Centre NR17 2BX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 4 Good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Cafè Grey NR17 2FB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| A Line Garage NR17 2AB | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Oaktrees Residential Home NR17 1QW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 4 Good | 6 Aug 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 22 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (10); On or near Parking Area (9); On or near Supermarket (7); On or near Orchard Close (6); On or near Yew Tree Road (5).
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the Minor road, with 7,077 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 230 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 7,077 counted 2025 | 1% | 230 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 6 October 2026 to 14 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Remedial works, 14 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Estcourt Road · Yew Tree Road · Chapel Road · Millers Square · Wayland Court · Whitworth Avenue · Leigh Close · Ash Tree Close · St Edmund Close · Grapes Close · Short Road · Yew Tree Road
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.