What's changing near NR7 8DS
Within 2 km, around Sprowston Central in Broadland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
77new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-6.5%like-for-like prices in Sprowston Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.4%)
-19%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
34 new homes completed25 flats, 9 houses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
18 new homes completed12 flats, 6 houses · May 2026
May 2026
500 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
18homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 44 m²
41since energy certificates began (2008)
2in NR7 8DS itself
- Extendedcertificate 2014
- Extendedcertificate 2013
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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
31 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (18 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2025
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Fluke Calibration, Hurricane Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 480 kW
Dec 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Klyne Business Aviation Centre, Buck Courtney Crescent - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Sept 2023
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
W M Morrisons Supermarkets Plc, Albion Way - Solar Generating SystemApproved, not yet built · 860 kW
Feb 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
John Lewis, All Saints Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Chantry Place, St Stephens Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Brazen Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jun 2025
3.8 km away - Biomass
John Youngs Limited, City Road - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2023
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Burtt Way, Great Plumstead - Solar Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Dec 20234.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Edwards Road, SprowstonNew service connection · Leep Utilities Electric · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Blackwell Avenue, SprowstonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Standard
Foxburrow Road, SprowstonNew service connection · Leep Utilities Electric · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Rocelin Close, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
North Walsham Road, SprowstonUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 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
1.5 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2022
8.3 km away - Recommendation
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations application due August 2025
9.3 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2024
10.3 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2022
11.7 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
14.4 km away - Examination
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, 3.7 km); Land East of White Horse Lane (solar farm, 5.4 km); Salhouse Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.1 km); Costessey Landfill Gas Project 2 (landfill gas, 7.9 km); Reepham Road (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.0 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.