St Walstan's Road Taverham, Broadland
75 addresses across 6 postcodes (NR8), about 700 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 4600535.
- Energy: 43 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 31, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in Broadland costs £2,438 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 9 km (5.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 780 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 21 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 75 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Marriott's Medical Practices, about 680 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 810 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 95% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 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
43 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (28); House, detached (14); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (24); 1950-1966 (9); 1976-1982 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (33); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (27 addresses)
- 1, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 5, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 9, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 14, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 20, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 22, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 24, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 28, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 36, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 40, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 41, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 45, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 47, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 49, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 50, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 53, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 57, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 59, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 63, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 69, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 73, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 75, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 77, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 79a, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 81, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 85, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
- 87, St. Walstans Road, Taverham
Council tax
What each band costs in Broadland in 2026-27: Band D £2,438 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,625 | £1,896 | £2,167 | £2,438 | £2,980 | £3,521 | £4,063 | £4,876 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (42% of about 1,440 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.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 3 November 2026 to 5 November 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 18 August 2026 to 19 August 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Remedial 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR8 6NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR8 6PF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR8 6NF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR8 6PQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR8 6NE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR8 6NU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 75 addresses are between 21 m and 38 m above sea level (32 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR8 6NE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR8 6NF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR8 6NG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR8 6NU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR8 6PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR8 6PQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Norwich 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Salhouse 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Byron Road Taverham | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 110 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Marriott's Medical Practices | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Taverham Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Drayton Dental Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Hellesdon Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | North Earlham Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.0 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,450 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 8.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Edmund, a listed building (Grade I), 730 m (0.5 miles) west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Edmund | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Drayton Lodge | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost Hill Wood | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Victoria Plantation | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Polltax Plantation | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Scotch Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Costessey Pits | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Bloods Dale | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 75 |
1 of the street's 75 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 Broadland: see them on the Broadland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 150 m | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Taverham VC CE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nightingale Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Drayton Community Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Drayton CofE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Taverham High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Road Store / One Stop NR8 6NU | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Lucky House NR8 6NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Taverham Fish Bar NR8 6NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Sunnycroft Care Home NR8 6QB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 19 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Penn Close (3); On or near Trimming Walk (2); On or near Lacey Road (1); On or near Exchange Close (1); On or near Highland Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 10 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, 3 November 2026 to 5 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NR8 6NG: 31 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- NR8 6PF: 16 addresses
- NR8 6NF: 11 addresses
- NR8 6PQ: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- NR8 6NE: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- NR8 6NU: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St Walstan's Close · Miller's Breck · Wood Hill · Eastfield · Shelley Drive · Highland Road · Binyon Gardens · Penn Close · Penn Road · Keats Road · Lacey Road · Trimming Walk
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.