Area Info for Bawdeswell (Norfolk)

Introduction to Bawdeswell

Bawdeswell is a small village and civil parish located in Norfolk, England. It is situated within the Breckland district and is known for its rural charm and historical significance. The village is characterised by its traditional English countryside setting, with a mix of residential properties, farms, and open fields.

Geography and Location

Bawdeswell lies approximately 10 miles west of Norwich and around 4 miles south of Fakenham. The village is accessible via local roads connecting it to nearby towns and villages. The surrounding landscape features flat to gently rolling terrain typical of the Norfolk countryside.

History and Heritage

The history of Bawdeswell dates back several centuries, with references to the village appearing in historical records from the medieval period. The village has maintained its traditional character, with some historic buildings and structures that reflect its long-standing heritage. The local church, St. Mary’s, is a notable landmark, although specific details about its history are limited.

Community and Amenities

Bawdeswell is a small community with a rural lifestyle. It has limited amenities within the village itself, often relying on nearby towns for services such as shops, schools, and healthcare. The community is typically centred around local farms and residential homes, with a focus on maintaining its peaceful environment.

Natural Environment

The area surrounding Bawdeswell features typical Norfolk countryside, including farmland, hedgerows, and small woodlands. It offers opportunities for outdoor activities such as walking and birdwatching, with a generally tranquil natural setting.
Education
School
Bawdeswell Community Primary School0.22 miles
Fakenham Road, Bawdeswell, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4RR
Lyng Church of England Primary School2.32 miles
Wensum Road, Lyng, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5RJ
Foulsham Primary School2.58 miles
High Street, Foulsham, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5RT
Swanton Morley VC Primary School3.21 miles
Manns Lane, Swanton Morley, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4PX
Reepham High School and College3.22 miles
Whitwell Road, Reepham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4JT
Reepham Primary School3.43 miles
School Road, Reepham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4JP
Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy3.66 miles
The Street, Lenwade, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5SD
North Elmham Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.70 miles
Holt Road, North Elmham, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5JS
St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley4.86 miles
Elmham Road, Beetley, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4BW
Hockering Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.27 miles
The Street, Hockering, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3HN
Northgate High School5.46 miles
Cemetery Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2EU
Dereham Neatherd High School5.62 miles
Norwich Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3AX
King's Park Infant School, Dereham5.73 miles
Kings Park, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2AG
Cawston Church of England Primary Academy5.95 miles
Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4AY
Dereham Church of England Infant & Nursery School6.04 miles
St Withburga Lane, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1ED
Mattishall Primary School6.11 miles
Dereham Road, Mattishall, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3AA
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - East Dereham5.90 miles
31 Market Place, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2AP
Jeesal Akman Care Corporation Ltd (Jeesal Cawston Park)7.56 miles
Jeesal Cawston Park, Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4JD
Mill Lodge8.49 miles
156-158 Kingswood Avenue, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6UR
Cranmer House9.16 miles
Norwich Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8HR
Mill Close (5)9.27 miles
5 Mill Close, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6LZ
The Hearing Company At Fakenham Medical Practice - Fakenham9.32 miles
Meditrina House, Trinity Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8SY
Anglia Community Eye Services Fakenham9.44 miles
2 Holt Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8BQ
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - Fakenham9.49 miles
17-19 Bridge Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9AG
Fakenham Optometrists & Scrivens Hearing Care- Fakenham9.51 miles
25 Norwich Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9AF
Scrivens Hearing Care At The Market Surgery - Aylsham9.82 miles
26 Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6BW
Scrivens Hearing Care At Bowthorpe Health Centre - Norwich10.88 miles
Wendene, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9HA
Global Diagnostics - Colney Hall11.07 miles
The Global Clinic Norwich, Norwich Colney Hall, Watton Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TY
Scrivens Hearing Care At Hingham Surgery - Hingham11.61 miles
26-28 Hardingham Street, Hingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 4JB
Inhealth - Spire Norwich Hospital11.64 miles
Old Watton Road, Colney, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TD
Norwich11.97 miles
Norfolk & Norwich University Hosp`, Colney Lane, Colney, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY
North Norfolk Healthcare Cic Ltd (Kelling)12.07 miles
The Administration Block, 1st Floor, Kelling Hospital, High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6QA
GP
Reepham Surgery3.41 miles
Smugglers Lane, Reepham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4QT
Mattishall & Lenwade Surgeries3.66 miles
The Street, Lenwade, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5SD
Dr Hibberd & Partners3.70 miles
Holt Road, Elmham, North Elmham, Norfolk, NR20 5JS
Swanton Morley PMS Practice3.80 miles
Dereham Road, Swanton Morley, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4LT
Dr Rosbergen & Partners5.76 miles
27 Theatre Street, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2EN
The Market Surgery5.86 miles
c/o The Warden`s Office, Jubilee Close, Cawston, Norfolk, NR10 4AF
Dr Tracey & Partners5.93 miles
Commercial Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1AE
Mattishall & Lenwade Surgeries6.11 miles
15 Dereham Road, Mattishall, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3QA
Dr Walker6.78 miles
2 Chapel Lane, Dereham, Norfolk, Dereham, NR19 1LD
Dr Brooks & Partners7.50 miles
Grove Road, Melton Constable, Norfolk, NR24 2DE
The Taverham Partnership8.28 miles
Sandy Lane, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6JR
Dr Bennett & Partners9.32 miles
Meditrina House, Trinity Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8SY
Dr J Dalrymple9.32 miles
205 Holt Road, Horsford, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3DX
Dr Dalrymple & Partners (Drayton)9.42 miles
Manor Farm Close, Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6EE
Aylsham Surgery9.71 miles
60 Hungate Street, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6AA
The Market Surgery9.82 miles
26 Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6BW
Hospital
Dereham Hospital5.34 miles
Northgate, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2EX
St Michaels Hospital9.24 miles
Cawston Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6NA
The Huntercombe Hospital - Norwich10.49 miles
Buxton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5RH
Hellesdon Hospital11.02 miles
Drayton High Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5BE
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital11.97 miles
Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY
Kelling Hospital12.07 miles
High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6QA
Norwich Community Hospital12.47 miles
Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU
Julian Hospital12.52 miles
Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3TD
Colman Hospital13.03 miles
Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PJ
North Walsham Hospital15.58 miles
North Walsham and District War Memorial Hospital, Yarmouth Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9AP
Swaffham Community Hospital15.69 miles
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL
Highlands16.07 miles
219 Yarmouth Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0SQ
Norvic Clinic16.30 miles
Northside, St. Andrews Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0HT
Cromer and District Hospital16.85 miles
Mill Road, Mill Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0BQ
BMI The Sandringham Hospital24.41 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4HJ
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital24.58 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4ET
Pharmacy
Motts Pharmacy Ltd3.49 miles
The Chimes, Market Place, Reepham, NR10 4JJ
Theatre Royal Pharmacy5.76 miles
27 Theatre Street, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2EN
Boots5.90 miles
35 Market Place, Dereham, NR19 2AP
Lloydspharmacy6.01 miles
The Orchard Surgery, Commercial Road, East Dereham, NR19 1AE
Mattishall Pharmacy6.11 miles
15 Dereham Road, Mattishall, Dereham, NR20 3QA
Tesco Instore Pharmacy6.19 miles
Tesco Superstore, Kingston Road, Dereham, NR19 1WB
Lloydspharmacy6.78 miles
2 Chapel Lane, Toftwood, Dereham, NR19 1LD
Lloydspharmacy8.12 miles
262 Fakenham Road, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6AD
Boots9.00 miles
Unit D, Longwater Ret.Pk, Alex Moorhouse Way, New Costessey, Norfolk, NR5 0JT
Willows Pharmacy9.17 miles
The Health Centre, St Michaels Avenue, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6YA
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd9.22 miles
William Frost Way, Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0JS
Fakenham Pharmacy9.32 miles
Meditrina House, Trinity Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8SY
Pledger Pharmacy Ltd9.32 miles
205 Holt Road, Horsford, Norfolk, NR10 3DX
The Co-Operative Pharmacy9.33 miles
Lidl Retail Park, Holt Road, Fakenham, NR21 8JG
Drayton Pharmacy9.42 miles
Drayton Medical Practice, Manor Farm Clse,Drayton, Norwich, NR8 6EE
Lloydspharmacy9.44 miles
School Road, Drayton, NR8 6DW
Leisure
Park
ELMHAM HOUSE (Grade II Listed)4.07 miles
SALLE PARK (Grade II Listed)4.89 miles
SENNOWE HALL (Grade II Listed)5.02 miles
HEYDON HALL (Grade II* Listed)5.99 miles
SWANTON NOVERS6.72 miles
MELTON CONSTABLE HALL (Grade II* Listed)7.75 miles
MANNINGTON HALL (Grade II Listed)8.96 miles
BLICKLING HALL (Grade II* Listed)9.17 miles
WOLTERTON HALL (Grade II* Listed)9.86 miles
LITCHAM COMMON10.28 miles
KIMBERLEY HALL (Grade II* Listed)10.50 miles
RAYNHAM PARK (Grade II Listed)10.59 miles
HOLT10.72 miles
BARNINGHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)10.95 miles
BOWTHORPE MARSH11.39 miles
LEXHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)11.42 miles
Shop
Groceries
SPAR Reepham3.67 miles
Spar, Ollands Road, Norfolk, NR10 4EJ
Co-op Norwich5.87 miles
East Dereham, NR19 2AP
Morrisons East Dereham5.89 miles
Station Road, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1DF
Costcutter Cawston5.90 miles
Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich, NR10 4AS
Iceland Dereham5.93 miles
10 Nelson Place, East Dareham, Norfolk, NR19 1EA
Co-op Dereham6.02 miles
Riverside, NR19 2AZ
Tesco Dereham (Extra)6.06 miles
Kingston Rd, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1WB
Lidl Dereham6.15 miles
Kingston Road, Dereham, NR19 1WB
Londis Victoria Stores6.19 miles
Mattishall, Nr Dereham, NR20 3QF
Toftwood Stores6.57 miles
2 Shipdham Road, East Dereham Norfolk NR19 1JJ
Co-op East Dereham6.97 miles
Toftwood, NR19 1AH
SPAR Corpusty7.01 miles
Spar Store, Norwich Road, Norfolk, NR11 6QD
Co-op Melton Constable7.44 miles
Briston, NR24 2HN
Co-op Melton Constable7.56 miles
Melton Constable, NR24 2AP
Tesco Norwich (Express)8.13 miles
Fakenham Rd, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6AD
Tesco Norwich (Express)8.63 miles
Acres Way, Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6UT
Transport
Airport
Norwich International Airport11.65 miles
Bus Stop
Blackhorse Meadow (E)0.08 miles
Blackhorse Meadow (W)0.08 miles
Hall Road (S)0.19 miles
Hall Road (N)0.19 miles
School (SE)0.23 miles
School (NW)0.24 miles
Nursery (SE)0.34 miles
War Memorial (SW)0.82 miles
War Memorial (NW)0.85 miles
Well Close (W)1.53 miles
Well Close (E)1.53 miles
Post Office (E)1.73 miles
Post Office (W)1.74 miles
Festival Road (SW)1.83 miles
Festival Road (NE)1.85 miles
The Street (NE)1.91 miles
Ferry Port
Reedham Ferry North25.39 miles
Reedham Ferry South25.43 miles
King's Lynn Ferry Landing26.74 miles
West Lynn Ferry Landing26.86 miles
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing65.09 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing65.27 miles
Railway Station
Wymondham Rail Station13.09 miles
Norwich Rail Station14.23 miles
Spooner Row Rail Station14.86 miles
Sheringham Rail Station15.35 miles
North Walsham Rail Station15.52 miles
Gunton Rail Station15.62 miles
Worstead Rail Station15.73 miles
West Runton Rail Station15.78 miles
Salhouse Rail Station15.88 miles
Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station15.92 miles
Attleborough Rail Station16.10 miles
Roughton Road Rail Station16.27 miles
Cromer Rail Station16.69 miles
Brundall Gardens Rail Station18.34 miles
Brundall Rail Station19.25 miles
Eccles Road Rail Station19.28 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (NR20 4U*)
Number of Properties in Catchment125
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
5, SAXON MEADOWS
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4UX		£460,000
2025-05-28
detached
freehold
8, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£295,000
2025-05-28
semidetached
freehold
5, BELL CLOSE
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SL		£110,000
2025-05-01
detached
freehold
25, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£300,000
2025-01-31
semidetached
freehold
12, NORWICH ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RZ		£255,000
2024-07-26
semidetached
freehold
11, GREENHOUSE ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4WE		£115,000
2024-07-26
semidetached
leasehold
Sold 2019-11-29   £96,747
33, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£375,000
2024-05-24
detached
freehold
6, TWO FIELDS WAY
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4TQ		£297,500
2024-04-26
detached
freehold
10, HALL ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SQ		£230,500
2023-08-16
semidetached
freehold
8, BELL CLOSE
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SL		£301,000
2023-07-05
semidetached
freehold
10, TWO FIELDS WAY
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4TQ		£286,000
2023-03-20
semidetached
freehold
34, HALL ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SQ		£180,000
2023-01-27
semidetached
freehold
1, TWO FIELDS WAY
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4TQ		£345,000
2022-10-12
detached
freehold
19, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£226,500
2022-09-30
terraced
freehold
Sold 2019-06-28   £166,000
18, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£880,000
2022-09-09
otherPropertyType
freehold
22, TWO FIELDS WAY
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4TQ		£280,000
2022-08-25
semidetached
freehold
30, TWO FIELDS WAY
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4TQ		£260,000
2022-07-27
detached
freehold
11, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£210,000
2022-06-01
terraced
freehold
6, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£285,000
2022-03-09
detached
freehold
36, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£305,000
2021-07-16
detached
freehold
5, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£482,500
2021-06-30
detached
freehold
34, NORWICH ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RZ		£255,000
2021-06-28
semidetached
freehold
7, SAXON MEADOWS
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4UX		£630,000
2021-06-25
detached
freehold
7, CHAUCER CLOSE
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SJ		£245,000
2021-06-21
semidetached
freehold
45, HALL ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SQ		£250,000
2021-06-21
detached
freehold
19, HALL ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SQ		£244,500
2021-03-29
semidetached
freehold
28, NORWICH ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RZ		£232,500
2021-03-29
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2019-09-23   £150,000
1, REEVES CLOSE
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4UW		£270,000
2021-03-25
detached
freehold
5A, CHAUCER CLOSE
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SJ		£220,000
2021-03-25
detached
freehold
2, REEVES CLOSE
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4UW		£325,000
2021-02-15
semidetached
freehold
6, SAXON MEADOWS
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4UX		£495,000
2021-02-11
detached
freehold
2, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£331,000
2021-01-11
detached
freehold
37, HALL ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SQ		£265,000
2020-12-11
semidetached
freehold
1, GREENHOUSE ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4WE		£365,000
2020-12-10
detached (New)
freehold
4, CHURCH CLOSE
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RW		£325,000
2020-12-01
detached
freehold
9, GREENHOUSE ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4WE		£210,000
2020-09-02
semidetached (New)
freehold
7, HALL ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SQ		£215,000
2020-08-25
detached
freehold
1, SAXON MEADOWS
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4UX		£370,000
2020-08-07
detached
freehold
MEADOW VIEW, 32, REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4RU		£360,000
2020-07-21
semidetached
freehold
7, GREENHOUSE ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4WE		£210,000
2020-03-31
semidetached (New)
freehold
5, GREENHOUSE ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4WE		£210,000
2020-02-28
semidetached (New)
freehold
3, GREENHOUSE ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4WE		£295,000
2020-02-26
detached (New)
freehold
21, TWO FIELDS WAY
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4TQ		£175,000
2019-12-19
semidetached
freehold
12, HALL ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SQ		£185,000
2019-09-09
semidetached
freehold
23, HALL ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SQ		£242,000
2019-08-29
detached
freehold
3, CHAUCER CLOSE
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4SJ		£292,000
2019-08-21
detached
freehold
BIJOU COTTAGE, OLD REEPHAM ROAD
BAWDESWELL
DEREHAM
NORFOLK
NR20 4UB		£165,000
2019-06-03
terraced
freehold
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