The Common Surlingham, South Norfolk
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR14), about 650 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36001918.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £274,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 E; Band D in South Norfolk costs £2,483 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brundall Gardens, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Brundall Countryside Park, is about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 2 to 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brundall Medical Partnership, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £274,000 | £274,000 | £274,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £377,500 | £377,500 | £377,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £83,000 | £83,000 | £83,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2024 | FLINT COTTAGE NR14 7AP | Detached | £274,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2023 | GREENACRES NR14 7AP | Detached | £377,500 | |
| 20 May 2010 | SHUBRAH NR14 7AP | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2001 | PINETREES NR14 7AP | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 6 Oct 1998 | ALDERFEN COTTAGE NR14 7AP | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 27 Nov 1995 | YARE COTTAGE NR14 7AP | Semi-detached | £83,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); Bungalow, detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1); 1930-1949 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 E (25% of about 690 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 30 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR14 7AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR14 7AR | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 2 m and 5 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR14 7AP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR14 7AR | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brundall Gardens 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Brundall 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Buckenham 280 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ferry Road Surlingham | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Norwich City Centre | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry North | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Car parks | The Street Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 114 km (71 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brundall Medical Partnership | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | John G Plummer And Associates | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Little Plumstead Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Sprowston Police Station | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Brundall, Brundall Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Brundall Countryside Park 5.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,140 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Surlingham Staithe | Lake or reservoir | 240 m north-west |
| Bunney's Broad | Lake or reservoir | 510 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Brundall Marsh | Wetland | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Hobrough's Dyke | Tidal water | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Brook Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 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 South Norfolk: see them on the South Norfolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surlingham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Brundall Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ferry House NR14 7AR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ferry Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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
Nearby streets
Ferry Road · Ferry Corner · Common Road
All the streets in NR14 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.