Spinners Lane Swaffham, Breckland
41 addresses across 6 postcodes (PE37), about 370 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 4000357.
- Sales: 63 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £227,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 6, D: 12, E: 3, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 A; Band D in Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 25% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Watlington, about 20.5 km (13 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 70 to 75 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Manor Farm Medical Centre, about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 990 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 51 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £227,500 | £115,000 | £340,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £230,000 | £210,000 | £250,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | £192,500 | £90,000 | £295,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £97,000 | £97,000 | £97,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £98,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £180,000 | £160,000 | £200,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £188,000 | £188,000 | £188,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £133,750 | £90,000 | £177,500 |
| 2014 | 3 | £81,250 | £48,000 | £238,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £72,500 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | 4, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2025 | 2B PE37 7LP | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2024 | 20 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2024 | 30 PE37 7LU | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2023 | 20 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £155,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Aug 2023 | 8, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jul 2023 | 10, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Mar 2023 | 12 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2023 | 2 PE37 7LU | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2022 | 7, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £97,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Nov 2021 | 4, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £98,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 11, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £112,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Apr 2021 | 5, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Mar 2021 | 6, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Aug 2020 | 15 PE37 7LU | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2020 | 24 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2017 | 4 PE37 7LU | Detached | £188,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 2, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Nov 2015 | 5, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jun 2015 | 3 PE37 7LP | Detached | £177,500 | |
| 17 Nov 2014 | 14 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £48,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2014 | BODYWISE HEALTH STUDIO PE37 7LU | Other | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Jun 2014 | YEW TREE HOUSE PE37 7LU | Detached | £238,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2014 | 11, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £81,250 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Aug 2013 | 24 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £152,500 | |
| 13 Jul 2012 | 3, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £72,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jul 2009 | 3 PE37 7LP | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2008 | 7, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £82,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Apr 2007 | 1, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £97,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Mar 2007 | 2 PE37 7LU | Detached | £162,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2007 | 4, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2006 | 5, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £89,950 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 2B PE37 7LP | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2006 | 12 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £174,950 | |
| 27 Jan 2006 | 3, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £71,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Nov 2005 | 32 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £216,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2005 | YEW TREE HOUSE PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2005 | 6, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £68,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Feb 2005 | 7, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £71,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Nov 2004 | 1 PE37 7LP | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2004 | 3 PE37 7LP | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2004 | NEW HOUSE PE37 7LP | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2004 | 3, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £69,950 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Mar 2004 | 12, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £84,950 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Feb 2004 | 9, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £52,350 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Feb 2004 | 8, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £49,750 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Jan 2004 | 1, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £79,950 | Leasehold. |
| 12 May 2003 | 10, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £65,950 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Dec 2002 | 12 PE37 7LU | Semi-detached | £51,000 | |
| 10 May 2002 | 8, CATERYNE COURT PE37 7ND | Flat or maisonette | £39,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); Bungalow, detached (7); House, detached (6). Built: 1950-1966 (9); 1930-1949 (7); before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (6); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (31% of about 1,510 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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
- 17, 17A AND 19, STATION STREET, grade II
- 21, STATION STREET, grade II
- ASTON HOUSE AND DALTON HOUSE, grade II
- BOUNDARY WALLS TO EAST AND NORTH OF NUMBERS 24 AND 26, grade II
- GLAISDALE, grade II
- ORWELL HOUSE, grade II
- POINT 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE37 7LU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE37 7LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE37 7LS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE37 7ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE37 7LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE37 7AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 43 addresses are between 70 m and 75 m above sea level (73 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE37 7AZ | 100% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| PE37 7LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7LS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7LU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE37 7ND | 100% | 85% | 85% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 20.5 km (13 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Place Swaffham | 250 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Theatre St Parking | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 40.6 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 90.5 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Farm Medical Centre | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Swaffham Public Enquiry Office | 20 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest SGN Ltd - Swaffham Cashzone | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.4 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oakleigh House, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m south-east. 100 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oakleigh House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-east |
| Swaffham Market Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Manor House Including Attached Service Range to East | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Northwell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Lowroad Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Fen Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Edward's Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Silverdrift Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Brake Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 43 |
4 of the street's 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swaffham Meadow Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Inadequate (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Nicholas Hamond Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Swaffham CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swaffham Service Station Ltd PE37 7AZ | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Adhavan Ltd (BP-Swaffham) PE37 7TZ | Retailers - other | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Beijing Diner PE37 7AU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Asda PE37 7AU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 140 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| SG Hair Lounge PE37 7AU | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Swaffham's Fork & Fun PE37 7LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 4 Good | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Swaffham Kebab & Pizza House PE37 7LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Swaffham & District Mental Health Association Ltd PE37 7JE | Other catering premises | 260 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Best Indian Foods (T/A Indian Summer Restaurant Ltd) PE37 7HP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Boots UK Ltd PE37 7LA | Retailers - other | 280 m | Exempt | |
| Wellbread Bakers PE37 7LA | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Jana Market PE37 7LA | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 4 Apr 2025 |
| Jana Market Garden PE37 7LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Hylete Fit PE37 7XD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | Exempt | |
| The Station Bar & Restaurant PE37 7HP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lynn Street (23); On or near Petrol Station (13); On or near Parking Area (4); On or near Spinners Lane (4); On or near Whitsands Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, semi-detached (lodged 16 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PE37 7LU: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- PE37 7LP: 10 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- PE37 7LS: 4 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- PE37 7ND: 4 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- PE37 7LX: 3 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- PE37 7AZ: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lynn Street · Lynn Road · Ceres Court · Coronation Grove · Coronation Grove · Ash Close · Spinners Close · Station Gardens · Whitsands Road · Mount Close · Settlers Court · Cateryne Court
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.