Area Info for Filby (Norfolk)

About Filby, Norfolk

Filby is a small village located in the county of Norfolk, in the eastern part of England. It is situated near the River Bure and is part of the civil parish of Filby, which includes the neighbouring villages of Ormesby St. Michael and Ormesby St. Margaret.

Historical Background

The village has a rich history that dates back several centuries. Historically, it was primarily an agricultural community, with farming playing a significant role in its development. The village's history is reflected in its traditional architecture and local landmarks.

Local Landmarks and Features

Filby is known for its picturesque setting and rural charm. Notable features include the historic church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which dates back to the medieval period. The village also benefits from proximity to the Norfolk Broads, a network of rivers and lakes popular for boating and wildlife watching.

Community and Amenities

The village maintains a close-knit community with local events and activities. While it is primarily residential and rural, residents have access to nearby towns for shopping, education, and other services. The surrounding area offers walking and cycling routes, making it a peaceful place for outdoor pursuits.

Transport Links

Filby is accessible via local roads, with connections to larger towns such as Great Yarmouth and Norwich. Public transport options include bus services that connect the village to surrounding areas, facilitating travel for residents and visitors alike.
Education
School
Filby Primary School0.14 miles
Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3HJ
Fleggburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.19 miles
Main Road, Fleggburgh, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3AG
Rollesby Primary School1.60 miles
Main Road, Rollesby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 5EH
Ormesby Village Infant School1.99 miles
Spruce Avenue, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3RY
Ormesby Village Junior School2.15 miles
North Road, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3LA
Hemsby Primary School3.02 miles
School Loke, Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4LH
Martham Primary and Nursery School3.15 miles
Black Street, Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4PR
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea3.19 miles
St George`s Drive, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5QW
Flegg High School3.40 miles
Somerton Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4QD
Caister Academy3.68 miles
Windsor Road, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5LS
Caister Junior School3.74 miles
Kingston Avenue, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5ET
Caister Infant, Nursery School and Children's Centre3.74 miles
Kingston Avenue, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5ET
Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.92 miles
Fletcher Way, Acle, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3RQ
Winterton Primary School4.17 miles
Black Street, Winterton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4AP
Acle Academy4.47 miles
South Walsham Road, Acle, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3ER
Alderman Swindell Primary School4.54 miles
Beresford Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 4AB
Health
Clinic
Martham Health Centre2.83 miles
Hemsby Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4QG
Ecch John Grant School3.20 miles
St. Georges Drive, Caister-On-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5QW
Acle Medical Centre4.20 miles
Bridewell Lane, Acle, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3RA
Scrivens Hearing Care At Acle Medical Centre - Acle4.20 miles
Bridewell Lane, Acle, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3RA
Ecch Herbert Matthes Block4.74 miles
Ground Floor, Herbert Matthes Block, Northgate Hospital, Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1BU
Ecch Cranbrook4.74 miles
Northgate Hospital, Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1BU
Ecch Drake Centre4.91 miles
Estcourt Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 4JH
Core Medical Solutions5.01 miles
Lovewell Blake, 66 North Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1HE
Ecch North Youth Team5.02 miles
Floor 6, Havenbridge House, North Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1HZ
Ecch Priory Cc5.03 miles
Priory Plain, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1NW
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - Great Yarmouth5.08 miles
18 Market Place, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1LY
Specsavers Hearcare- Norfolk - Great Yarmouth5.08 miles
18 Market Place, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1LY
Ecch Nelson5.08 miles
Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0DW
Great Yarmouth Ooh Base5.08 miles
Nelson Medical Centre, Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0DW
Ecch The Ship5.24 miles
Greyfriars Way, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2QE
Ecch Kittywitches5.29 miles
156 King Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2PA
GP
Fleggburgh Surgery1.44 miles
Mill Lane, Fleggburgh, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3AW
Ormesby Village Surgery2.00 miles
Pippin Close, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3RW
Martham Health Centre2.83 miles
Hemsby Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4QG
Hemsby Medical Centre3.24 miles
1 Kings Court, Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 4EW
North Caister Medical Centre 3.42 miles
Branford Road, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5NE
Caister Health Centre (a branch of East Norfolk medical Practice)3.59 miles
Caister Health Centre, West Road, Caister on Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5AQ
Dr Rolls & Partners4.20 miles
Bridewell Lane, Acle, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3RA
Newtown Surgery (a branch of East Norfolk Medical Practice)4.58 miles
Newtown Surgery, 147 Lawn Avenue, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1QP
Nelson Medical Practice5.08 miles
Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0DW
Dr Castle and Partners5.11 miles
Walberswick, Halesworth, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1HP
Dr Castle and Partners5.11 miles
Walberswick, Southwold, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1HP
Greyfriars Health Centre5.24 miles
Phoenix House, Howard Street South, GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk, NR30 2PT
Dr Noakes & Partners5.30 miles
The Park Surgery, 4 Alexandra Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2HW
South Quay Surgery (a branch of East Norfolk Medical Practice)5.36 miles
35-36 South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2RG
King Street Surgery (a branch of East Norfolk Medical Practice)5.47 miles
55 King Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Norfolk, NR30 2PW
Ludham and Stalham Green Surgeries (Ludham)5.57 miles
Staithe Road, Ludham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 5AB
Hospital
Northgate Hospital4.74 miles
Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1BU
St Catherines Way6.91 miles
Stepping Out, 1B St Catherines Way, Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk, NR31 7QB
James Paget University Hospital7.63 miles
Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 6LA
Norvic Clinic11.71 miles
Northside, St. Andrews Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0HT
Airey Close11.82 miles
Lothingland, Oulton, Suffolk, NR32 3JQ
Highlands12.01 miles
219 Yarmouth Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0SQ
Lowestoft Hospital13.42 miles
Tennyson Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1PT
Carlton Court14.61 miles
Carlton Court Hospital, St. Peters Road, Carlton Colville, Suffolk, NR33 8AG
Ecch Beccles Hospital14.77 miles
St. Marys Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9NQ
North Walsham Hospital14.99 miles
North Walsham and District War Memorial Hospital, Yarmouth Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9AP
All Hallows Hospital15.85 miles
Station Road, Ditchingham, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 2QL
Julian Hospital16.04 miles
Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3TD
Norwich Community Hospital16.06 miles
Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU
Colman Hospital16.13 miles
Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PJ
Hellesdon Hospital16.42 miles
Drayton High Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5BE
The Huntercombe Hospital - Norwich16.60 miles
Buxton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5RH
Pharmacy
The Co-Operative Pharmacy1.98 miles
2 The Folly, Cromer Road, Ormesby St.Margaret, NR29 3RH
The Co-Operative Pharmacy2.83 miles
The Medical Centre, Hemsby Road, Martham, NR29 4QG
Natural Health Pharmacy3.18 miles
3 Kingsway, Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 4JT
Lloydspharmacy3.59 miles
Caister Medical Centre, 44 West Road, Caister-on-Sea, NR30 5AQ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy3.76 miles
46 High Street, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, NR30 5EP
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.30 miles
High Street, Acle, NR13 3DY
Day Lewis Pharmacy4.58 miles
Newtown Surgery, 147 Lawn Avenue, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1QP
Asda Pharmacy4.64 miles
Acle New Road, Vauxhall, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1SF
Tesco Instore Pharmacy5.08 miles
Pasteur Road, Southtown, Great Yarmouth, NR31 0DW
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.08 miles
Cobholm and Lichfield Medical Centre, Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0DW
Boots5.22 miles
3 Market Gates Shopping Centre, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX
Greyfriars Pharmacy5.24 miles
5 Greyfriars Way, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2QE
Jhoots Pharmacy5.26 miles
114 Regent Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2AB
Town Pharmacy5.29 miles
171 King Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2PA
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.47 miles
57-58 King Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2PW
Pharmacy - Uk5.48 miles
3 Waveney Park, Hewett Park, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, NR31 0NN
Leisure
Park
BREYDON WATER4.25 miles
MARTHAM BROAD4.28 miles
LUDHAM & POTTER HEIGHAM MARSHES4.67 miles
WINTERTON DUNES4.95 miles
THE VENETIAN WATERWAYS (Grade II Listed)5.12 miles
THE BROADS5.14 miles
HICKLING BROAD5.37 miles
HOW HILL6.98 miles
SOUTH WALSHAM FEN7.09 miles
BURE MARSHES7.49 miles
ANT BROADS AND MARSHES8.18 miles
FRITTON LAKE8.21 miles
CALTHORPE BROAD8.52 miles
MID-YARE8.87 miles
SEA PALLING8.95 miles
LOUND9.31 miles
Shop
Groceries
SPAR Ormesby2.12 miles
Spar Store, 13 North Road, Norfolk, NR29 3SA
SPAR Mrh Ormesby2.18 miles
Spar Store, Pace Service Station, Norfolk, NR29 3QB
Co-op Great Yarmouth2.83 miles
Repps Road, NR29 4QZ
Co-op Great Yarmouth2.87 miles
Martham, NR29 4PA
Londis Hemsby Service Station2.90 miles
Yarmouth Road, Hemsby, NR29 4NL
Hemsby Post Office2.92 miles
1 Ormsby Road, Hemsby Great Yarmouth NR29 4AA
Scratby Convenience Store & Post Office2.95 miles
Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3AJ
SPAR Hemsby3.18 miles
Spar Store, 5 - 7 Kingsway, Norfolk, NR29 4JT
Winifred Way Stores3.27 miles
1 Winifred Way, Caister on Sea, Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 5AB
Nisa J & J Wilson3.29 miles
Cliffs Holiday Park, Rottenstone Lane, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3QU
Lidl Caister on Sea3.55 miles
Norwich Rd, Caister On Sea, NR30 5JL
Co-op Great Yarmouth3.61 miles
Caister, NR30 5EH
Tesco Great Yarmouth (Superstore)3.85 miles
Yarmouth Rd, Caister, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5BT
M&S Acle Norwich Bp4.19 miles
A47 Roundabout, Acle Bypass, NR13 3BE
Co-op Norwich4.28 miles
Acle, NR13 3QJ
SPAR Causter Road4.38 miles
Spar Store, Caister Road, Norfolk, NR30 4DL
Transport
Airport
Norwich International Airport15.28 miles
Bus Stop
Thrigby Road (W)0.10 miles
school (N)0.12 miles
school (S)0.12 miles
Thrigby Road (E)0.18 miles
Pound Lane (NW)0.44 miles
Pound Lane (E)0.48 miles
Wildlife Park Gates (N)0.71 miles
Wildlife Park Gates (S)0.72 miles
Poplar Drive (E)0.80 miles
Poplar Drive (W)0.81 miles
Ruggs Lane (SE)0.98 miles
Ruggs Lane (NW)1.02 miles
Kings Head (NW)1.09 miles
Eels Foot Road (NW)1.09 miles
Burch Wood Road (W)1.10 miles
Eels Foot Road (SE)1.10 miles
Ferry Port
Reedham Ferry North8.17 miles
Reedham Ferry South8.20 miles
Southwold Ferry Landing23.90 miles
Walberswick Ferry Landing23.96 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing47.58 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing47.69 miles
Railway Station
Acle Rail Station4.56 miles
Great Yarmouth Rail Station4.77 miles
Berney Arms Rail Station5.03 miles
Lingwood Rail Station6.98 miles
Reedham (Norfolk) Rail Station7.60 miles
Cantley Rail Station7.91 miles
Buckenham Rail Station8.49 miles
Brundall Rail Station9.02 miles
Haddiscoe Rail Station9.26 miles
Brundall Gardens Rail Station9.78 miles
Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station10.50 miles
Somerleyton Rail Station10.51 miles
Salhouse Rail Station10.57 miles
Worstead Rail Station12.77 miles
Oulton Broad North Rail Station13.11 miles
Oulton Broad South Rail Station13.59 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (NR29 3HH)
Number of Properties in Catchment5
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%)3
Property Sales
CAROUSEL, BROAD LANE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HH		£735,000
2025-01-07
otherPropertyType
freehold
TOPPING, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£525,000
2024-08-30
detached
freehold
4, YORK VILLA CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3JN		£587,500
2024-09-26
detached
freehold
TOPPINGN, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£525,000
2024-08-30
detached
freehold
Sold 2022-02-08   £310,000
HAZELDENE, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£300,000
2024-01-23
semidetached
freehold
BROAD COTTAGE (1), MAIN ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3AA		£525,000
2023-11-14
semidetached
freehold
BROADWATER COTTAGE, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£900,000
2023-01-26
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-05-10   £733,500
BROADVIEW COURT (2), THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£250,000
2022-12-15
terraced
freehold
Sold 2021-05-27   £225,000
THE THATCHERS, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£705,000
2022-12-12
detached
freehold
LARKS RISE, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£400,000
2022-09-12
semidetached
freehold
LOKE COTTAGE, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£745,000
2022-04-14
otherPropertyType
freehold
6, BESSEY CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HQ		£624,500
2022-02-21
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-10-16   £450,000
HOWLETTS COTTAGES (4), THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£475,000
2021-12-17
otherPropertyType
freehold
HEATHER BRAE, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£365,000
2021-09-21
detached
freehold
OAK LODGE, FILBY ROAD
THRIGBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3DR		£360,000
2021-06-29
detached
freehold
WHITE GATES, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£450,000
2021-06-28
detached
freehold
1, YORK VILLA CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3JN		£550,000
2021-06-28
detached
freehold
RUSSETS, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£539,000
2021-06-24
detached
freehold
TUDOR OAKS, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£590,000
2021-03-18
detached
freehold
MEADOW VIEW, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£347,500
2021-02-08
detached
freehold
HUMPHREYS, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£430,000
2021-01-15
detached
freehold
HOWLETTS COTTAGES (3), THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£175,000
2020-11-27
terraced
freehold
JALNA, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£350,000
2020-11-20
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-11-26   £160,000
3, YORK VILLA CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3JN		£645,000
2020-04-16
detached
freehold
PENNYBRICK HOUSE, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£580,000
2019-11-29
detached
freehold
WAIMARU, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£340,000
2019-10-18
detached
freehold
HERON RETREAT, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£485,000
2019-09-18
detached
freehold
7, BESSEY CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HQ		£232,500
2019-03-07
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2018-01-12   £215,000
THE FLINTS, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£645,000
2018-12-14
detached
freehold
2, BESSEY CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HQ		£305,000
2018-11-02
semidetached
freehold
MEDDOW VIEW, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£320,000
2018-10-05
detached
freehold
PASSING MOON, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£395,000
2018-09-27
detached
freehold
HEATHWOOD, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£275,000
2018-09-07
detached
freehold
1, BESSEY CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HQ		£317,000
2018-07-27
semidetached
freehold
3, BESSEY CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HQ		£425,000
2017-12-20
detached
freehold
4, BESSEY CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HQ		£450,000
2017-11-30
detached
freehold
PLOT 4, BESSEY CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HQ		£450,000
2017-09-29
detached
freehold
PADDOCK HOUSE, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£390,000
2017-09-19
detached
freehold
8, BESSEY CLOSE
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HQ		£192,500
2017-09-15
semidetached
freehold
THE LODGE, FILBY ROAD
THRIGBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3DR		£246,000
2017-06-29
detached
freehold
MYOSOTIS, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£425,000
2017-05-26
detached
freehold
GRAYSLAND, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£290,000
2017-03-13
detached
freehold
SCHOOL COTTAGES (2), THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£126,500
2017-01-09
terraced
freehold
SANDALWOOD, THRIGBY ROAD
FILBY
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR29 3HJ		£357,000
2016-12-12
detached
freehold
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