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Taverham
What it's like at NR8 6PJ: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Norwich, a drive away (8.8 km), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Seton Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 28, X29, 30A, 58); 28 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The nearest secondary is Taverham High School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 49 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 950 m away, with Victoria Road Store / One Stop closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marriott'S Medical Practices (850 m), with Fittleworth Medical the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Stringfellas Barber Shop is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 7.4 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
5:17 Coffee House is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and Old Mill the nearest pub (950 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 64% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
Bungalow country: 24% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 130 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Taverham Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, L.A. Personal Training (450 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Norwich is 5.6 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 110 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
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.
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.
Broadland and Fakenham constituency: Jerome Mayhew MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 719 (1.5%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Conservative 33%, Labour 32%, Reform UK 18%, Liberal Democrat 11%.
18 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 NR8 6PJ →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 93.5% | 80.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.4% | 11.6% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.3% | 5.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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: West Runton · about 32 min
Nearest: Beccles Lido · about 45 min
Nearest: Fakenham 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.