School Road Bressingham, South Norfolk
28 addresses across 4 postcodes (IP22), about 820 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36001718.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £295,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 8, E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: 5 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 D; Band D in South Norfolk costs £2,483 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 6% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Diss, about 5.2 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 29 to 51 m above sea level.
- Noise: 12 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lawns Practice, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £224,950 | £224,950 | £224,950 |
| 2020 | 2 | £241,250 | £235,000 | £247,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £324,000 | £324,000 | £324,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £369,950 | £369,950 | £369,950 |
| 2011 | 2 | £237,500 | £165,000 | £310,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £136,500 | £136,500 | £136,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £78,500 | £78,500 | £78,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £51,000 | £51,000 | £51,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2023 | 5 IP22 2AR | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 13 May 2021 | 5 IP22 2AR | Semi-detached | £224,950 | |
| 2 Jul 2020 | 1 IP22 2AR | Semi-detached | £247,500 | |
| 27 Mar 2020 | 8 IP22 2AR | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2017 | 5 IP22 2AR | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2016 | GLEN HAVEN IP22 2AD | Detached | £324,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2015 | PINE TREE COTTAGE IP22 2AR | Detached | £369,950 | |
| 23 Sep 2011 | GLEN HAVEN IP22 2AD | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2011 | NORBANK IP22 2AD | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2007 | WARREN LODGE IP22 2AD | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2003 | 4 IP22 2AR | Semi-detached | £136,500 | |
| 4 Jul 1997 | FINE VIEW IP22 2AD | Detached | £78,500 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 1 IP22 2AR | Semi-detached | £51,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (5); Bungalow, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (5); 1930-1949 (3); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (1).
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 D (25% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- Bressingham War Memorial, grade II
- NORBANK COTTAGE, grade II
- PINE TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE SPINNEY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Fenner's Farmhouse, Fersfield Road, Fersfield, Planning Permission (930 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 August 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP22 2AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP22 2AD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP22 2AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| IP22 2BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 29 m and 51 m above sea level (42 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP22 2AA | 100% | 6% | 6% | 0% |
| IP22 2AD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP22 2AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP22 2BA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Harling Road 1,770 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Bressingham | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Diss | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 35.7 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 79.1 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lawns Practice | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Fair Green Dental Practice | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,240 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m south-west. 32 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 John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south-west |
| Valley Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Grange Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Farmor Wood | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Horse Fen | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Long Gardens Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Duke's Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Spears Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 28 |
12 of the street's 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bressingham Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger Jam Ltd IP22 2AA | Mobile caterer | 380 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2023 |
| Bressingham High Barn IP22 2AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2024 |
| Bressingham Primary School IP22 2AR | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (norfolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 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 | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
Postcodes on this street
- IP22 2AR: 14 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- IP22 2AD: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- IP22 2AA: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- IP22 2BA: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St James Plain · Chequers Lane · Low Road · Pascoe Place
All the streets in IP22 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.