Whitwell Common Whitwell, Broadland
21 addresses across 3 postcodes (NR10), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) long. USRN 4603631.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £640,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 4, E: 5).
- Flood: 2 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 Broadland costs £2,438 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wymondham, about 20 km (12 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 24 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Reepham & Aylsham Medical Practice, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £640,000 | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £427,500 | £427,500 | £427,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £327,500 | £327,500 | £327,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £148,000 | £148,000 | £148,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £249,000 | £249,000 | £249,000 |
| 1997 | 3 | £120,000 | £90,000 | £155,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £94,000 | £93,000 | £95,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2022 | CORNER COTTAGE NR10 4RF | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2018 | WHITE HOUSE NR10 4RF | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2015 | LEEDS FARM BUILDINGS NR10 4RF | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 23 May 2013 | BARN 4, LEEDS FARM BUILDINGS NR10 4RF | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2011 | MELBOURNE HOUSE NR10 4RF | Detached | £427,500 | |
| 26 Apr 2010 | CORNER COTTAGE NR10 4RF | Detached | £327,500 | |
| 24 Feb 2005 | NEST COTTAGE NR10 4RF | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2001 | THE FOLDGATE NR10 4RF | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 27 Oct 1997 | CORNER COTTAGE NR10 4RF | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 2 Oct 1997 | COMMON COTTAGE NR10 4RF | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 30 Sep 1997 | FOLDGATE COTTAGE NR10 4RF | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 5 Jul 1996 | CORNER COTTAGE NR10 4RF | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1996 | FOLDGATE COTTAGE NR10 4RF | Detached | £93,000 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 154 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, mid-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (6); 1900-1929 (2); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (4); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Broadland in 2026-27: Band D £2,438 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,625 | £1,896 | £2,167 | £2,438 | £2,980 | £3,521 | £4,063 | £4,876 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (28% of about 710 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
- MALTHOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE FOLDGATE, grade II
- THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
- WHITWELL HALL, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 30 November 2026 to 2 December 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 3 December 2026 to 4 December 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 1 March 2027 to 5 March 2027: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026 to 9 September 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR10 4RF | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR10 4SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR10 4RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 19 m and 24 m above sea level (21 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR10 4RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR10 4RF | 69% | 69% | 69% | 0% |
| NR10 4SQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Wymondham 198,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 20 km (12 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 112 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Reepham & Aylsham Medical Practice | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Motts Pharmacy | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Reepham Dental Centre | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Dereham Hospital | 10.9 km (6.7 miles) |
| Police station | Dereham Police Station | 11.7 km (7.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Bawdeswell The Street Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 310 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,860 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sparham Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Jordans Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Reservoir Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Fiddler's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Sparham Pools | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 21 |
6 of the street's 21 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 Broadland: see them on the Broadland 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 17% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 1 March 2027 to 5 March 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
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.