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On Bladewater Road, in Bowthorpe & West Earlham
What it's like at NR5 9HY: every home that has sold on Bladewater 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Bladewater Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 30 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Bladewater RoadDetached · company-owned | Apr 2017 | £300,000 | 133 m² | £2,256/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Bladewater RoadDetached | Jun 2004 | £220,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Bladewater RoadDetached | Sept 2017 | £300,000 | 109 m² | £2,752/m² | 2 |
| 4, Bladewater RoadDetached | Oct 2014 | £247,000 | 105 m² | £2,352/m² | 3 |
| 5, Bladewater RoadDetached | Oct 2002 | £159,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Bladewater RoadDetached | Jun 2004 | £189,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Bladewater RoadDetached · company-owned | Sept 2017 | £285,000 | 127 m² | £2,244/m² | 2 |
| 8, Bladewater RoadDetached · company-owned | Jun 2017 | £265,000 | 127 m² | £2,087/m² | 2 |
| 9, Bladewater RoadDetached | May 2019 | £240,000 | 82 m² | £2,927/m² | 3 |
| 10, Bladewater RoadDetached | Jul 2017 | £290,000 | 115 m² | £2,522/m² | 3 |
| 11, Bladewater RoadDetached | Oct 2015 | £220,000 | 88 m² | £2,500/m² | 4 |
| 12, Bladewater RoadDetached | Feb 2004 | £148,000 | 84 m² | £1,762/m² | 2 |
| 13, Bladewater RoadDetached | Dec 2024 | £215,000 | 60 m² | £3,583/m² | 4 |
| 14, Bladewater RoadTerraced | Jan 2024 | £200,000 | 60 m² | £3,333/m² | 4 |
| 15, Bladewater RoadTerraced | Jan 2024 | £215,000 | 60 m² | £3,583/m² | 5 |
| 16, Bladewater RoadDetached | Oct 2005 | £125,000 | 59 m² | £2,119/m² | 2 |
| 17, Bladewater RoadTerraced | Nov 2002 | £98,950 | 59 m² | £1,677/m² | 1 |
| 18, Bladewater RoadDetached · company-owned | Sept 2024 | £209,000 | 68 m² | £3,074/m² | 2 |
| 19, Bladewater RoadTerraced | Mar 2020 | £179,000 | 57 m² | £3,140/m² | 4 |
| 20, Bladewater RoadDetached | Apr 2011 | £202,000 | 157 m² | £1,287/m² | 2 |
| 21, Bladewater RoadDetached | May 2009 | £165,000 | 81 m² | £2,037/m² | 3 |
| 22, Bladewater RoadDetached · company-owned | May 2017 | £280,000 | 133 m² | £2,105/m² | 3 |
| 23, Bladewater RoadDetached | Mar 2021 | £285,000 | 116 m² | £2,457/m² | 2 |
| 25, Bladewater RoadDetached | Jan 2011 | £200,000 | 93 m² | £2,151/m² | 3 |
| 27, Bladewater RoadDetached | Jun 2005 | £155,000 | 83 m² | £1,867/m² | 2 |
| 29, Bladewater RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2016 | £168,500 | 62 m² | £2,718/m² | 3 |
| 31, Bladewater RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2015 | £160,000 | 59 m² | £2,712/m² | 2 |
| 33, Bladewater RoadDetached | Aug 2009 | £167,500 | 84 m² | £1,994/m² | 2 |
| 35, Bladewater RoadDetached | Jun 2005 | £189,950 | 128 m² | £1,484/m² | 2 |
| 37, Bladewater RoadDetached | Jun 2017 | £200,000 | 66 m² | £3,030/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 drive away (6.1 km), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Dow Close, 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 26A, 20, 21); 92 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Michael's VA Junior School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Chapel Break Infant School (1 km).
The nearest secondary is Ormiston Victory Academy, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Jane Austen College (4.7 km) and Hethersett Academy (5.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Roys (Wroxham), 750 m away; Ketts Hill Bakery (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Trinity & Bowthorpe Medical Practice (750 m), with Bowthorpe Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Tan Theory is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 2.2 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Bowthorpe Church (Hope Cafe) is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Norkie Public House the nearest pub (750 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 126 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Earlham Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Powahut (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 5.8 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 107 km.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
It's young: 30% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 23% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is , 1.9 km away (TEF Silver).
9 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 South constituency: Clive Lewis MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,239 (29.4%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Green Party 18%, Conservative 13%, Reform UK 12%.
3 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 NR5 9HY →
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.
On this street: 0 of 27 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 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.9% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.7% | 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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 30 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Great Yarmouth North · about 40 min
Nearest: Beccles Lido · about 42 min
Nearest: Great Yarmouth Racecourse · about 40 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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