Watton Road Larling, Breckland
88 addresses across 6 postcodes (NR16), about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 4001772.
- Sales: 47 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £156,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 41 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 7, C: 6, D: 12, E: 9, F: 5, G: 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 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 Harling Road, about 1.5 km (0.9 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 20 to 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 20 of its 88 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is E Harling & Kenninghall Medical Practice, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £156,000 | £156,000 | £156,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2024 | 5 | £290,000 | £245,000 | £395,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £368,000 | £320,000 | £485,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £322,500 | £320,000 | £325,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £380,000 | £315,000 | £598,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £1,013,000 | £1,013,000 | £1,013,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £290,000 | £280,000 | £320,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £264,000 | £133,000 | £395,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £176,000 | £176,000 | £176,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £180,000 | £178,500 | £190,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2026 | 3 NR16 2RA | Semi-detached | £156,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2025 | APPLE TREE HOUSE NR16 2RA | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2024 | THE COTTAGE NR16 2RA | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2024 | 2 BUNGALOW, BARRADALE FARM NR16 2RA | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2024 | WARENNE MEADOW NR16 2RA | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 24 May 2024 | LARLING HOUSE NR16 2AJ | Other | £2,000,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Apr 2024 | WILLIAMS MEADOW NR16 2RA | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2024 | ROSE COTTAGE NR16 2RA | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 26 May 2023 | ROCHMAR NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £320,000 | |
| 25 May 2023 | PLUM TREE HOUSE NR16 2RA | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2023 | HEDGEHOG COTTAGE NR16 2RA | Semi-detached | £368,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2023 | THE OLD SCHOOL NR16 2AJ | Detached | £185,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jul 2022 | APPLE TREE HOUSE NR16 2RA | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2022 | NEWLAND CROFT NR16 2RA | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2022 | WARENNE MEADOW NR16 2RA | Other | £275,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Jan 2022 | APPLE TREE HOUSE NR16 2RA | Other | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Nov 2021 | THE PINES NR16 2AJ | Other | £485,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Nov 2021 | FEN LANE FARM NR16 2AJ | Other | £850,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Oct 2021 | KARIBU NR16 2AJ | Detached | £598,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | WALNUT BARN NR16 2AJ | Other | £520,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Aug 2021 | THE BIRCHES NR16 2AJ | Semi-detached | £380,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2021 | 3, RECTORY COTTAGE NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £315,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2020 | LARLING HOUSE NR16 2AJ | Detached | £1,013,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2019 | SCHOOL COTTAGE NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2019 | ROCHMAR NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | HEDGEHOG COTTAGE NR16 2RA | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2018 | THE CHAPEL NR16 2RA | Detached | £133,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2018 | BROOKSIDE NR16 2RA | Semi-detached | £395,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2017 | HORNBEAM HOUSE NR16 2RA | Other | £530,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Jan 2014 | ROCHMAR NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £176,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2013 | 4 NR16 2RA | Semi-detached | £178,500 | |
| 7 Aug 2013 | HEDGEROW NR16 2AJ | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2013 | WOODLANDS NR16 2RA | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2011 | ROCHMAR NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2010 | 1 BUNGALOW, BARRADALE FARM NR16 2RA | Detached | £112,500 | |
| 29 Aug 2006 | SCHOOL COTTAGE NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2004 | OLD RECTORY COTTAGE NR16 2AJ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | HORNBEAM HOUSE NR16 2RA | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2003 | THE CROFT NR16 2AJ | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2003 | 3, RECTORY COTTAGE NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2002 | THE CHAPEL NR16 2RA | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2002 | ROWANCROFT NR16 2RA | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 3 Dec 1999 | ROWANCROFT NR16 2RA | Detached | £92,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1999 | THE COTTAGE NR16 2RA | Detached | £95,950 | |
| 30 Jun 1999 | ROWANCROFT NR16 2RA | Detached | £88,000 | |
| 28 Jan 1998 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE NR16 2AJ | Terraced | £57,000 | |
| 30 May 1996 | THE OLD SCHOOL NR16 2AJ | Detached | £90,460 |
Energy performance certificates
41 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); House, detached (11); Bungalow, detached (9). Built: before 1900 (10); 2020 (7); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
- Annex 1, Fen Lane Farm, Watton Road, Larling
- Annex 2, Fen Lane Farm, Watton Road, Larling
- Annexe, Hornbeam House, Watton Road, Larling
- Barkers Farm, Watton Road, Larling
- Brookside, Watton Road, Larling
- Hedgehog Cottage, Watton Road, Larling
- Hedgerow, Watton Road, Larling
- Hornbeam House, Watton Road, Larling
- Karibu, Watton Road, Larling
- Oak House Farm, Larling
- Remus, The Old Smithy, Manor Farm, Larling
- Romulus, The Old Smithy, Manor Farm, Larling
- School Cottage, Watton Road, Larling
- The Old Smithy, Manor Farm, Larling
- Woodlands, Watton Road, Larling
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (22% of about 1,530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- BARKER'S FARMHOUSE, grade II
- FEN LANE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE BEECHES, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 2 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent 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: of the 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR16 2RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR16 2AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR16 2QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR16 2QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR16 2QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR16 2QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 88 addresses are between 20 m and 31 m above sea level (23 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR16 2AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR16 2QS | 67% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| NR16 2QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR16 2QY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| NR16 2QZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NR16 2RA | 97% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harling Road 1,770 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Eccles Road 1,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Attleborough 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 34.4 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 79.5 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | E Harling & Kenninghall Medical Practice | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | East Harling Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Rookwood Dental Surgery | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartismere Hospital | 22.4 km (14 miles) |
| Police station | Thetford Police Station | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Ethelbert, a listed building (Grade I), 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 9 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 Ethelbert | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broom Plantation | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Larling Fen | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Barker's Plantation | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Alder Carr | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Sandpit Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Bragmere Pits | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-west |
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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 68 | 88 |
20 of the street's 88 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 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 | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 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
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.