What's changing near NR2 3NP
Within 2 km, around Earlham Road & College Road in Norwich. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
21new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
79homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.5%like-for-like prices in Earlham Road & College Road, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
-20%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
28homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
58since energy certificates began (2008)
3in NR2 3NP itself
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extendedcertificate 2014
- Extendedcertificate 2014
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
2storm overflows within 2 km
1hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
4spill events counted
- Anglian Water
School Lane / Bedford Street Csointo The River Wensum4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich - New Mills Csointo River Wensum0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km 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
36 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (23 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Brazen Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jun 2025
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Chantry Place, St Stephens Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
John Lewis, All Saints Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
1.8 km away - Biomass
John Youngs Limited, City Road - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2023
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
W M Morrisons Supermarkets Plc, Albion Way - Solar Generating SystemApproved, not yet built · 860 kW
Feb 2024
2.7 km away - Battery storage
Mulbarton Road, Keswick - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 400 MW
Jul 2025
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Norwich Hospital, Colney - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2024
3.0 km away - Solar farm
White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2Approved, not yet built · 9 MW
Sept 2021
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Mangreen Hall Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Aug 2021
5.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Mornington Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Major
Unthank Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Leopold Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Swansea Road, NorwichDisconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
600 m away - Major
Denbigh Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Trinity Street, NorwichRemedial works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Standard
Mile End Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Christchurch Road, NorwichUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Minor
Avenue Road, NorwichUtility asset works · BT · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2022
3.9 km away - Recommendation
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations application due August 2025
5.5 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2015
5.7 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2024
6.5 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
12.6 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: Briar Solar Farm (solar farm, 2.6 km); Land East of White Horse Lane (solar farm, 3.2 km); Costessey Landfill Gas Project 2 (landfill gas, 6.0 km); Land south of Brick Kiln Road (solar farm, 7.9 km); The Everest System (battery storage, 9.1 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.