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On Valley Side Road, in Heartsease & Pilling Park
What it's like at NR1 4LD: every home that has sold on Valley Side Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Valley Side Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 15 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Valley Side RoadDetached | Jan 2022 | £295,000 | 85 m² | £3,471/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Valley Side RoadDetached | Jun 2007 | £196,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Valley Side RoadDetached | Jul 2017 | £237,500 | 88 m² | £2,699/m² | 5 |
| 5, Valley Side RoadDetached | Oct 2002 | £54,000 | 74 m² | £730/m² | 2 |
| 6, Valley Side RoadDetached | Mar 2025 | £350,000 | 104 m² | £3,365/m² | 1 |
| 7, Valley Side RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2002 | £91,000 | 110 m² | £827/m² | 1 |
| 9, Valley Side RoadDetached | Jun 2025 | £260,000 | 106 m² | £2,453/m² | 1 |
| 11, Valley Side RoadDetached | Jun 2014 | £199,995 | 80 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 13, Valley Side RoadDetached | Sept 2001 | £119,950 | 75 m² | £1,599/m² | 2 |
| 14, Valley Side RoadDetached | Oct 2003 | £123,000 | 85 m² | £1,447/m² | 2 |
| 16, Valley Side RoadDetached | Aug 2013 | £120,000 | 104 m² | £1,154/m² | 1 |
| 18, Valley Side RoadDetached | Oct 2019 | £267,500 | 75 m² | £3,567/m² | 2 |
| 19, Valley Side RoadSemi-detached | May 2023 | £279,000 | 73 m² | £3,822/m² | 2 |
| 22, Valley Side RoadDetached | Nov 2012 | £70,000 | 89 m² | £787/m² | 2 |
| 25, Valley Side RoadDetached | Dec 2023 | £240,000 | 73 m² | £3,288/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Norwich, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is The Heartsease, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 23A, 24, 24A, 23); 69 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Heartsease Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 51% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Lionwood Infant and Nursery School (1.6 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Open Academy, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 36.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Jane Austen College (2.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 100 m away; Norwich Fresh Store (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Lionwood Medical Practice (650 m), with Hunt'S Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Top Style 2 - Traditional Turkish Barber is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 7.8 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Cafe 193 is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and County Arts Bowls Club the nearest pub (600 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 105 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Woodrow Pilling Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Elite Strength & Conditioning (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 5.0 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 112 km.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
The nearest university is Norwich University of the Arts, 2.1 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
29 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Norwich North constituency: Alice Macdonald MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 10,850 (23.7%), turnout 62%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Conservative 22%, Reform UK 18%, Green Party 10%.
22 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NR1 4LD →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Valley Side Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 14 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.1% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 11.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Beccles Lido · about 39 min
Nearest: Bure Valley Railway · about 31 min
Nearest: Great Yarmouth Racecourse · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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