The Fields Tacolneston, South Norfolk
41 addresses across 1 postcode (NR16), about 360 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36001928.
- Sales: 42 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £490,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (D: 15, E: 8).
- 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 South Norfolk costs £2,483 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 47% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Spooner Row, about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- 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 62 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Long Stratton Medical Partnership, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £405,000 | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £435,000 | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £322,000 | £322,000 | £322,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £298,000 | £296,000 | £325,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £307,500 | £290,000 | £325,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £258,500 | £182,000 | £335,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £281,000 | £281,000 | £281,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2025 | 35 NR16 1DG | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2024 | 14 NR16 1DG | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2023 | 2 NR16 1DG | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2022 | 34 NR16 1DG | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 19 NR16 1DG | Detached | £322,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2018 | 5 NR16 1DG | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2018 | 30 NR16 1DG | Detached | £298,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2018 | 22 NR16 1DG | Detached | £296,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2017 | 35 NR16 1DG | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2016 | 24 NR16 1DG | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 16 May 2016 | 1 NR16 1DG | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2015 | 25 NR16 1DG | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2014 | 3 NR16 1DG | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2013 | 35 NR16 1DG | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2013 | 10 NR16 1DG | Detached | £182,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2012 | 15 NR16 1DG | Detached | £281,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2010 | 7 NR16 1DG | Detached | £234,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2009 | 29 NR16 1DG | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2009 | 25 NR16 1DG | Detached | £226,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2009 | 19 NR16 1DG | Detached | £193,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2007 | 1 NR16 1DG | Detached | £308,750 | |
| 9 Mar 2007 | 5 NR16 1DG | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2006 | 35 NR16 1DG | Detached | £258,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2005 | 38 NR16 1DG | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2005 | 26 NR16 1DG | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2004 | 27 NR16 1DG | Detached | £206,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2003 | 28 NR16 1DG | Detached | £192,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2002 | 17 NR16 1DG | Detached | £194,950 | |
| 14 Jun 2002 | 29 NR16 1DG | Detached | £146,000 | |
| 3 May 2002 | 28 NR16 1DG | Detached | £150,500 | |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 27 NR16 1DG | Detached | £150,750 | |
| 12 Jul 2001 | 26 NR16 1DG | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2000 | 33 NR16 1DG | Detached | £118,995 | |
| 19 May 2000 | 27 NR16 1DG | Detached | £107,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2000 | 38 NR16 1DG | Detached | £103,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1999 | 31 NR16 1DG | Semi-detached | £97,200 | |
| 9 Apr 1999 | 9 NR16 1DG | Detached | £91,000 | |
| 3 Apr 1998 | 40 NR16 1DG | Detached | £87,500 | |
| 17 Oct 1997 | 1 NR16 1DG | Detached | £87,500 | |
| 11 Jun 1997 | 12 NR16 1DG | Detached | £73,000 | |
| 23 Aug 1996 | 18 NR16 1DG | Detached | £89,000 | |
| 2 Aug 1996 | 25 NR16 1DG | Detached | £69,000 |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 148 m². Most common: House, detached (23). Built: 1967-1975 (11); 1983-1990 (7); 1976-1982 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); 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 C (26% of about 1,250 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 41 addresses are between 62 m and 63 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR16 1DG | 100% | 47% | 47% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Spooner Row 690 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Way Tacolneston | 270 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 21.1 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 93.1 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Long Stratton Medical Partnership | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Netherton Dental Practice | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Police station | Wymondham Police Investigation Centre | 8 km (5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,270 m² | 350 m |
Landmarks
33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Scott's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Grove Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Maurice's Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Shedfield Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Grove Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 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) | 12.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 41 |
2 of the street's 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Fields (2); On or near New Road (2); On or near Boileau Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
- NR16 1DG: 41 addresses of 43 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mckee Drive · Warren's Way · Boileau Avenue · Bentley Road · Austhorpe Gardens · West Way · Humphreys Close · Bentley Road · Common Road · St Edmunds Close
All the streets in NR16 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.