What's changing near NR1 4AF
Within 2 km, around Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South in Norwich. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
133new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
128homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.2%like-for-like prices in Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
-6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
53 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - Planning permissionMar 2022
1.2 km away - Planning permissionJan 2022
1.0 km away - Planning permissionOct 2021
1.7 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homesThorpe Glass 34A Yarmouth Road Thorpe St Andrew Norwich Norfolk NR7 0EF (full planning permission) Sept 2021
1.3 km away - Planning permission
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NR1 4AF itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
20storm overflows within 2 km
893hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
223spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Elm Hill Overflowinto Wensum Ds Norwich70 spills, 643 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich Cedar Road Csointo The River Wensum11 spills, 96 hours in 2025
800 m away - Anglian Water
Trowse Terminal Pumping Stationinto The River Yare15 spills, 52 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich - Ketts Hill Csointo River Wensum35 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Anglian Water
King Street Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Wensum26 spills, 25 hours in 2025
950 m away - Anglian Water
Norwich - King Street #2 Csointo River Wensum20 spills, 9 hours in 2025
950 m away - Anglian Water
Norwich Lower Close (Ferry Ln) Csointo The River Wensum11 spills, 7 hours in 2025
800 m away - Anglian Water
Norwich Carrow Road Csointo The River Wensum3 spills, 2 hours in 2025
550 m away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
33 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (26 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
W M Morrisons Supermarkets Plc, Albion Way - Solar Generating SystemApproved, not yet built · 860 kW
Feb 2024
550 m away - Biomass
John Youngs Limited, City Road - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2023
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
John Lewis, All Saints Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Chantry Place, St Stephens Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2023
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Brazen Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jun 2025
1.9 km away - Solar farm
White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2Approved, not yet built · 9 MW
Sept 2021
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
John Menzies Distribution, Memorial Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2023
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
D And F Mccarthy Limited, Memorial Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Mar 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2025
4.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major, planned
Wellesley Avenue South, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
450 m away - Major
St Leonards Road, NorwichHighway repair and maintenance works · NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Stanley Avenue, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
550 m away - Major, planned
Quebec Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Harvey Lane, Thorpe St AndrewUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
900 m away - Minor
Clarence Road, NorwichUtility asset works · BT · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Bishopgate, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jun 2015
3.7 km away - Recommendation
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations application due August 2025
6.5 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2022
6.9 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2024
7.5 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2022
11.2 km away - Examination
East Pye SolarGenerating Stations · The project is proposed as being built across multiple sites approximately 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres) in area, located south of Norwich and north of Harleston. The solar sites are concentrated east of Long Stratton, with an additional cluster located south of Great Moulton, approximately 6.5km to the southwest of the solar sites around Long Stratton.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Land East of White Horse Lane (solar farm, 2.4 km); Briar Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.5 km); Avenue Farm (solar farm, 7.4 km); Costessey Landfill Gas Project 2 (landfill gas, 8.7 km); Salhouse Solar Farm (solar farm, 8.9 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.