Typical 3-bedroom house£327kmost £277k–£381k
Houses per m²£3,319
Sold last year83545 in five years
Prices in Breckland+0.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in NR16 sold for £327,217 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £277,235 and £380,741, for about 95 m² of space. That is 10% more than the same home across Norwich (£297,000).
83 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NR16 2 (£3,275) and the most in NR16 1 (£3,390).
Across Breckland, prices are up 0.6% on a year ago and up 13.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,044 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,492 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £65,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about NR16
Is NR16 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 10% more than across Norwich; prices in Breckland are up 0.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (65% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (37.6% against 43.8%); 83 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in NR16?
A typical 3-bedroom house in NR16 sold for £327,217 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £277,235 and £380,741.
Is NR16 expensive for Norwich?
A 3-bedroom house in NR16 costs 10% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Norwich (£297,000).
How many homes sell in NR16 each year?
83 homes sold in the last year and 545 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near NR16?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Old Buckenham Primary School, where 65% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near NR16?
For a 3-bedroom house, NR17 (£293k, 6 km), NR18 (£290k, 12 km), IP25 (£258k, 19 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.