Stratton Road Wacton, South Norfolk
77 addresses across 1 postcode (NR15), about 820 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36000802.
- Energy: 49 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 3, C: 7, D: 15, E: 17, F: 4, G: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 B; Band D in South Norfolk costs £2,483 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Spooner Row, about 10.4 km (6.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wacton Green, is about 380 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 39 to 46 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 77 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Long Stratton Medical Partnership, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
49 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (17); Bungalow, semi-detached (13); House, semi-detached (8). Built: 1950-1966 (19); 1967-1975 (13); before 1900 (7). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (27); rented (social) (9); 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 B (36% of about 770 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
- OWL COTTAGE, grade II
- STUART HOUSE, grade II
- THATCHER'S PRIDE, grade II
- THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 24 September 2026 to 25 September 2026: COUNTY BROADBAND LTD, Remedial works, give and take, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 68 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 low and 0 very low.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 77 addresses are between 39 m and 46 m above sea level (41 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR15 2UH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Spooner Row 690 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Diss 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wash Lane Wacton | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 22.9 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 93.4 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Long Stratton Medical Partnership | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Netherton Dental Practice | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) |
| Police station | Wymondham Police Investigation Centre | 12 km (7.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wacton Green 1.3 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Wacton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Little Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Crow Green | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Wood Green | Wood | 3 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Low Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (2 miles) east |
| Furze Hill | Hill | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 69 | 77 |
8 of the street's 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aslacton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 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 | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- NR15 2UH: 77 addresses of 92 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wash Lane · Common Road · The Green · Hall Lane
All the streets in NR15 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.