What's changing near NR17 2GY
Within 2 km, around Buckenhams & Snetterton in Breckland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
146new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-5.2%like-for-like prices in Buckenhams & Snetterton, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.5%)
+48%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
150 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
44 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
300 m away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
200 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
150 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
300 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
350 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 54 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NR17 2GY 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
4hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
3spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Carvers La Terminal Spsinto Tributary River Thet2 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Anglian Water
Attleborough Norwich Road Psinto Culverted Tributary R Thet1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
100 m away - Anglian Water
Attleboroughinto Upper River Crouch0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
100 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
8 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (75 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Land North of the A11 - Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
2.7 km away - Solar farm
Attleborough Road Solar FarmBeing built · 30 MW
Dec 2022
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Lays Farm, Wood Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Oct 2022
5.5 km away - Solar farm
Hargham Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 250 kW
Mar 2024
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
IFD Group, Harling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Feb 2023
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Wymondham Leisure Centre, Norwich Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
Sept 2022
8.0 km away - Battery storage
Wymondham Leisure Centre, Norwich Road - BESSApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Feb 2025
8.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Wymondham Leisure Centre, Norwich Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Feb 2025
8.1 km away
Running nearest: Attleborough Ad Plant Limited - Anaerobic Digestion Facility Expansion (anaerobic digestion, 2.5 km); Rookery Business Park (solar farm, 2.6 km); Snetterton Biomass Plant (biomass, 7.2 km); Airfield Farm PV (solar farm, 7.8 km); Hardingham Solar Farm - extension (solar farm, 8.8 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.
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2022
15.5 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
16.5 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2024
16.7 km away - Recommendation
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations application due August 2025
17.2 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. application due March 2026
18.0 km away - Pre-application
EcoPower Suffolk SolarGenerating Stations · On land near National Grid’s Yaxley electricity substation at Leys Lane, Yaxley, Suffolk, within the administrative area of Mid Suffolk District Council.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.