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What's changing near NR2 3RY
Within 2 km, around Earlham Road & College Road in Norwich. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
56new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
158homes 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 homes
22 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · May 2026
Jun 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completed3 flats, 2 houses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
600 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - New schoolJan 2024
150 m away - Planning permissionMar 2022
1.8 km away - Planning permissionOct 2021
1.2 km away - Planning permissionSept 2021
1.8 km away - Planning permission
33homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
70since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NR2 3RY 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
12storm overflows within 2 km
720hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
114spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Elm Hill Overflowinto Wensum Ds Norwich70 spills, 643 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Anglian Water
Drayton Rd No 3/Bootbinder Road Csointo The River Wensum16 spills, 44 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Anglian Water
Gibraltar Gardens Csointo The River Wensum8 spills, 28 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich - River Lane Csointo River Wensum6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Anglian Water
School Lane / Bedford Street Csointo The River Wensum4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich - Barrack Street Csointo River Wensum3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich Angel Road Csointo The River Wensum7 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich - New Mills Csointo River Wensum0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 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
32 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (24 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
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Chantry Place, St Stephens Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2023
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
John Lewis, All Saints Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
1.6 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
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Norwich Hospital, Colney - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2024
3.3 km away - Solar farm
White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2Approved, not yet built · 9 MW
Sept 2021
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Mulbarton Road, Keswick - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 400 MW
Jul 2025
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Klyne Business Aviation Centre, Buck Courtney Crescent - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Sept 20234.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
St Philips Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027
100 m away - Major
Denbigh Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Major, planned
Swansea Road, NorwichDisconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
350 m away - Major, planned
Nelson Street, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
500 m away - Major
Orchard Street, NorwichNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Trinity Street, NorwichRemedial works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Standard
Earlham Road, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Standard
Heigham Grove, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Minor
Avenue Road, NorwichUtility asset works · BT · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Neville Street, Norwich
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2022
4.7 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2015
4.9 km away - Recommendation
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations application due August 2025
6.3 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2024
7.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
12.5 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2022
14.0 km away - Examination
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Norwich Community Hospital Site, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich NR2 3TU (full planning permission)
Jun 2021
950 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 15 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solarFluke Calibration, Hurricane Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 480 kW
Dec 2024
4.8 km away Rooftop solarTesco Stores - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2025
5.2 km away Running nearest: Briar Solar Farm (solar farm, 1.9 km); Land East of White Horse Lane (solar farm, 3.6 km); Costessey Landfill Gas Project 2 (landfill gas, 5.9 km); Land south of Brick Kiln Road (solar farm, 8.9 km); Reepham Road (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 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.
Utility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away
MinorVauxhall Street, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away MinorCow Hill, NorwichRemedial works · ANGLIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Generating 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
15.2 km away
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.