Watton Road Great Ellingham, Breckland
61 addresses across 8 postcodes (NR17), about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 4000458.
- Energy: 30 homes have an energy certificate (A: 3, B: 11, C: 6, D: 5, E: 5).
- 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 B; Band D in Breckland costs £2,444 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Attleborough, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 33 of its 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Attleborough Surgery, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 1,270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 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
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 128 m². Most common: House, detached (17); Bungalow, detached (8); House, semi-detached (5). Built: 2018 (8); before 1900 (3); 1930-1949 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- Aldercarr House, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
- Ashley, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
- Bramley Cottage, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
- Cartref, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
- Grey Cottage, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
- Home Turn House, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
- Manderley, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
- The Old Parsonage, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
- Wayside, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (31% 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: 17.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade I
- 1-5, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 9, 11 AND 13, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II
- BARN 150 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF OLD HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN 30 YARDS NORTH WEST OF OLD HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BURY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GLENFIELD COTTAGE, grade II
- GREY ROOFS, grade II
- ISLAY HOUSE, grade II
- MILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OLD HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- POPLAR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD QUEENS HEAD, grade II
- THE OLDE THATCHE SHOPPE, grade II
- WINDMILL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Mellor Metals, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 5 August 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway (minor works)
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR17 1LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR17 1LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR17 1LF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR17 1ZP | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| NR17 1HU | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR17 1LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR17 1LZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR17 1SZ | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 61 addresses are between 36 m and 55 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR17 1HU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NR17 1LF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR17 1LG | 100% | 22% | 22% | 0% |
| NR17 1LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR17 1LQ | 100% | 44% | 44% | 0% |
| NR17 1LZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NR17 1ZP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Spooner Row 690 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Luke's Health Care Attleborough | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 25.8 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 88.3 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Attleborough Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Church Street | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Zandielle Clinic | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Dereham Hospital | 18 km (11 miles) |
| Police station | Wymondham Police Investigation Centre | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,860 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade I), 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cakes Hill | Hill | 950 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Attleborough Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Butterfly Garden | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Six Acre Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 61 |
33 of the street's 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Ellingham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Swamp Lane (25).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
- NR17 1LG: 24 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- NR17 1LQ: 21 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- NR17 1LF: 10 addresses
- NR17 1ZP: 2 addresses of 67 in the postcode
- NR17 1HU: 1 address of 39 in the postcode
- NR17 1LJ: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- NR17 1LZ: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- NR17 1SZ: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.