Area Info for Swaffham (Norfolk)

Overview of Swaffham

Swaffham is a market town located in the county of Norfolk, in the East of England. It is known for its historic significance and charming rural setting. The town has a rich history dating back to medieval times and has maintained its traditional market town character.

History

Swaffham has a long-standing history as a market town, with records of markets dating back to the 12th century. The town was historically an important centre for agriculture and trade in the region. Notable historical features include the Swaffham Priory and various medieval buildings that still line the town streets.

Geography and Location

The town is situated approximately 20 miles west of Norwich and is surrounded by the Norfolk countryside. Its location makes it a convenient base for exploring the wider region, including the Norfolk Broads and the North Norfolk coast.

Economy and Local Amenities

Swaffham's economy traditionally revolved around agriculture, but today it also benefits from local retail, services, and tourism. The town offers a range of shops, pubs, and restaurants, along with community facilities such as schools, a library, and healthcare services.

Transport

The town is accessible via road, with the A47 passing nearby, providing connections to Norwich and King's Lynn. Public transport options include bus services that link Swaffham to surrounding towns and villages.

Culture and Events

Swaffham hosts various local events throughout the year, including markets, fairs, and community festivals. The town's historic market square remains a focal point for social and commercial activity.

Points of Interest

Key attractions include the historic market square, the Swaffham Museum, and nearby natural sites. The town also offers access to walking and cycling routes in the Norfolk countryside.
Education
School
Swaffham CofE VC Infant & Nursery School0.00 miles
White Cross Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7RF
Sacred Heart School0.34 miles
17 Mangate Street, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7QW
The Nicholas Hamond Academy0.37 miles
Brandon Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7DZ
Swaffham CofE VC Junior School0.41 miles
Brandon Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7EA
Focus School - Swaffham Campus0.75 miles
Turbine Way, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7XD
St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy1.10 miles
South Pickenham Road, North Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8DA
Sporle Church of England Primary Academy2.52 miles
82 the Street, Sporle, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2DR
Necton VA Primary School3.64 miles
School Road, Necton, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8HT
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy4.14 miles
Back Lane, Castle Acre, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2AR
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.83 miles
The Oaks, Ashill, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7AP
Great Dunham Primary School5.02 miles
Litcham Road, Great Dunham, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2LQ
Narborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.25 miles
Denny`s Walk, Narborough, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1TA
Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy5.53 miles
The Street, Gooderstone, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9BP
Parker's Church of England Primary School6.27 miles
Pound Hill, Saham Toney, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7HP
Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant6.40 miles
Cedar Road, Upper Marham, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9LT
Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior6.84 miles
Hillside, Marham, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9JJ
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - East Dereham10.79 miles
31 Market Place, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2AP
Partnerships in Care Lombard House13.15 miles
Anchor Corner, Little Ellingham, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 1JY
Scrivens Hearing Care At Hingham Surgery - Hingham13.17 miles
26-28 Hardingham Street, Hingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 4JB
Thurlow House- Camhs13.83 miles
Goodwins Road,, King`s Lynn, PE30 5PD
Chatterton House13.83 miles
Goodwins Road, Norfolk, PE30 5PD
North House13.83 miles
Goodwins Road,, King`s Lynn, PE30 5PD
Brandon Health Centre13.99 miles
9 Bury Road, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0BU
AHP Suffolk (Brandon)14.11 miles
Brandon Leisure Centre, Church Road, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0JB
Marie Stopes International Kings Lynn Early Medical Unit14.23 miles
St. James Medical Practice, County Court Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5SY
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - Fakenham14.39 miles
17-19 Bridge Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9AG
Fakenham Optometrists & Scrivens Hearing Care- Fakenham14.46 miles
25 Norwich Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9AF
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Kings Lynn)14.52 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 8 Norfolk Street, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1AR
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - King's Lynn14.52 miles
8 Norfolk Street, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1AR
Anglia Community Eye Services Fakenham14.54 miles
2 Holt Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8BQ
Kings Lynn Chiropractic Clinic14.57 miles
John Kennedy Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2AA
Allied Healthcare Group (Kings Lynn)14.60 miles
Chequer House, 12 King Street, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1ES
GP
Campingland Surgery0.12 miles
Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7RD
Manor Farm Medical Centre0.29 miles
Mangate Street, Swaffham, Norfolk, Norfolk, PE37 7QN
Plowright Medical Centre0.76 miles
1 Jack Boddy Way, Swaffham, Norfolk, Swaffham, PE37 7HJ
Necton branch of Dr Haczewski & Partners3.48 miles
North Pickenham Road, Necton, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8EF
Plowright Surgery3.48 miles
North Pickenham Road, Necton, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8EF
Narborough branch of Dr Haczewski & Partners5.44 miles
Main Road, Narborough, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE32 1TE
Dr Collett & Dr Brown6.80 miles
Manor Drive, Litcham, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2NW
Dr Sconce & Partners7.04 miles
The Street, Marham, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9HP
Watton Medical Practice7.65 miles
24 Gregor Shanks Way, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6FA
Drs Simpson & Knott8.54 miles
Chapel Road, Boughton, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9AG
Drs Hahn & Chilenge8.59 miles
The Green, Shipdham, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7LA
Forest Group Practice - Mundford Branch9.25 miles
Mundford Village Hall, St Leonards Street, Mundford, Thetford, IP26 5DW
Great Massingham Surgery9.34 miles
The Surgery, Station Road, Great Massingham, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2JQ
Dr Simpson & Dr Knott9.73 miles
School, Stoke Ferry, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9QT
Methwold Surgery10.16 miles
St George`s Hall, Main Street, Methwold, Norfolk, IP26 4NT
Dr Walker10.57 miles
2 Chapel Lane, Dereham, Norfolk, Dereham, NR19 1LD
Hospital
Swaffham Community Hospital0.47 miles
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL
Dereham Hospital11.13 miles
Northgate, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2EX
BMI The Sandringham Hospital12.86 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4HJ
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital12.96 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4ET
Mental Health Services (Adult Mental Health) The Fermoy Unit12.96 miles
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, PE30 4ET
North Cambridgeshire Hospital22.13 miles
The Park, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3AB
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital22.30 miles
Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY
Hellesdon Hospital23.49 miles
Drayton High Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5BE
Princess Of Wales Hospital23.68 miles
Lynn Road, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Norwich Community Hospital23.96 miles
Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU
Julian Hospital23.99 miles
Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3TD
Colman Hospital24.06 miles
Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PJ
St Michaels Hospital25.12 miles
Cawston Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6NA
Kelling Hospital25.77 miles
High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6QA
The Huntercombe Hospital - Norwich25.98 miles
Buxton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5RH
BMI St Edmunds Hospital27.95 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
Pharmacy
The Co-Operative Pharmacy0.27 miles
38 Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7QH
Boots0.35 miles
37 Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7LA
Boots7.56 miles
1 Chaston Place, And 29 High Street, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6XE
Total Health Pharmacy7.65 miles
Total Health Pharmacy, 14 Gregor Shanks Way, Watton, Norfolk, IP25 6FA
Lloydspharmacy10.57 miles
2 Chapel Lane, Toftwood, Dereham, NR19 1LD
Boots10.79 miles
35 Market Place, Dereham, NR19 2AP
Lloydspharmacy10.86 miles
The Orchard Surgery, Commercial Road, East Dereham, NR19 1AE
Theatre Royal Pharmacy10.88 miles
27 Theatre Street, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2EN
Tesco Instore Pharmacy11.15 miles
Tesco Superstore, Kingston Road, Dereham, NR19 1WB
Watlington Health12.67 miles
Watlington Medical Centre, Rowan Close, Watlington, Norfolk, PE33 0TU
The Co-Operative Pharmacy12.98 miles
6 Centre Point, Fairstead, King`s Lynn, PE30 4SR
Boots13.10 miles
4 The Market Place, Hingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 4AF
Sainsbury's Pharmacy13.15 miles
Hardwick Roundabout, Hardwick Industrial Est., King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4LR
Boots13.39 miles
Unit 3a Hardwick Retail Park, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4NA
Boots13.49 miles
Wales Court, Downham Market, PE38 9JZ
Rainbow Pharmacy13.56 miles
Langley Road, South Wootton, Kings Lynn, PE30 3UG
Leisure
Park
PEDDAR'S WAY AND NORFOLK COAST PATH1.37 miles
PICKENHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)3.67 miles
NARFORD HALL (Grade II Listed)4.58 miles
GREAT CRESSINGHAM4.74 miles
LEXHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)6.02 miles
LITCHAM COMMON6.59 miles
OXBURGH HALL (Grade II Listed)7.01 miles
LYNFORD HALL (Grade II Listed)9.31 miles
STRADSETT HALL (Grade II Listed)9.70 miles
GREAT EASTERN PINGO TRAIL11.22 miles
RAYNHAM PARK (Grade II Listed)11.54 miles
ROYDON COMMON11.97 miles
BRECCLES HALL (Grade II Listed)12.33 miles
HOUGHTON HALL (Grade I Listed)12.65 miles
ELMHAM HOUSE (Grade II Listed)12.78 miles
WEETING HEATH12.81 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Swaffham0.19 miles
Swaffham, PE37 7DG
Iceland Swaffham0.26 miles
77/81 Market Place, Swaffham, PE37 7AQ
ASDA Swaffham0.40 miles
Lynn Street, Swaffham, PE37 7AU
Swaffam Premier Store0.61 miles
Swaffam Service Station, Lynn Road, Swaffam Norfolk PE37 7AZ
Tesco Swaffham (Superstore)0.66 miles
15 Brocks Rd, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HS
Waitrose Swaffham0.84 miles
Castle Acre Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HT
Three Ways Store2.52 miles
The Street, Sporle Swaffham Norfolk PE32 2DR
Necton Stores3.60 miles
25 Hale Road, Necton Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8EY
Castle Acre Convenience Store4.22 miles
Foxes Meadow, Castle Acre, Norfolk PE32 2AS
SPAR Iss Marham6.10 miles
Spar Store, Iss Marham, Norfolk, PE33 9NP
SPAR Carbrooke7.50 miles
Spar, 4 Vulcan Place, IP25 6XU
Budgens Watton7.56 miles
High Street, Watton, Norfolk, IP25 6XE
Tesco Thetford (Superstore)7.72 miles
3 Thetford Rd, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6BQ
SPAR Thetford Road7.96 miles
Spar Store, Wayland Garage Ltd, Norfolk, IP25 6PN
Whitehouse Service Station9.09 miles
4 Lynn Road, Gayton, Kings Lynn Norfolk PE32 1QJ
Costcutter Thetford9.21 miles
32 St. Leonards Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 5HG
Transport
Airport
Norwich International Airport24.67 miles
Cambridge City Airport37.11 miles
Bus Stop
Phone Box (E)0.10 miles
Phone Box (W)0.10 miles
Campingland Surgery (N)0.11 miles
The Oaklands (NE)0.16 miles
Greenhoe Place (SW)0.18 miles
Hillside (SE)0.22 miles
Hillside (NW)0.23 miles
The Oaklands (NW)0.25 miles
The Oaklands (SE)0.26 miles
Greenhoe Place (NE)0.29 miles
Hamilton Drive (S)0.31 miles
Valentine Barker Court (N)0.31 miles
Kings Arms (SW)0.32 miles
Kings Arms (SE)0.35 miles
Mill Farm Nurseries (S)0.37 miles
Hammond's High School (N)0.39 miles
Ferry Port
King's Lynn Ferry Landing14.69 miles
West Lynn Ferry Landing14.83 miles
Reedham Ferry North36.54 miles
Reedham Ferry South36.57 miles
Railway Station
Watlington Rail Station13.05 miles
Brandon Rail Station13.44 miles
Downham Market Rail Station13.93 miles
Kings Lynn Rail Station14.23 miles
Lakenheath Rail Station15.10 miles
Thetford Rail Station15.72 miles
Harling Road Rail Station16.04 miles
Attleborough Rail Station16.55 miles
Eccles Road Rail Station16.76 miles
Spooner Row Rail Station18.23 miles
Wymondham Rail Station18.73 miles
Shippea Hill Rail Station18.84 miles
Littleport Rail Station20.14 miles
Manea Rail Station23.82 miles
Ely Rail Station24.98 miles
March Rail Station25.84 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (PE37 7R*)
Number of Properties in Catchment249
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
38 (FLAT 3), MARKET PLACE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7QH		£122,500
2025-06-20
flatmaisonette
leasehold
40, THE PADDOCKS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PA		£190,000
2025-06-02
terraced
freehold
8, ROCKLAND CLOSE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7SP		£225,000
2025-05-30
detached
freehold
5, DONTHORN COURT

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7EE		£76,949
2025-05-14
flatmaisonette
leasehold
13, LYNN ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7AY		£78,000
2025-04-08
terraced
freehold
32, PLOUGHMAN ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7FF		£588,000
2024-12-23
otherPropertyType
freehold
2, LYNN STREET

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7AX		£130,000
2024-12-18
otherPropertyType
freehold
3, KEEPER LANE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7FP		£275,000
2024-11-28
semidetached (New)
freehold
27, QUEEN STREET

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7BZ		£200,000
2024-10-31
semidetached
freehold
17, MILL FARM NURSERIES

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PH		£300,000
2025-03-18
detached
freehold
3, SOUTHLANDS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PE		£265,000
2025-03-17
semidetached
freehold
1, LYNN ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7AY		£160,000
2025-03-06
terraced
freehold
30, LYNN STREET

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7AX		£99,000
2025-03-03
terraced
freehold
2, ST JOHNS COURT

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7DB		£144,000
2024-10-01
terraced
freehold
2, MEADOWSWEET ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 8FG		£220,000
2025-01-17
semidetached
freehold
27, MILL FARM NURSERIES

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PH		£135,000
2024-12-19
detached
freehold
24, THEATRE STREET

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7HF		£428,500
2024-10-04
detached
freehold
Sold 2024-10-04   £430,000
38 (FLAT 1), MARKET PLACE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7QH		£115,000
2024-07-11
flatmaisonette
leasehold
12, WHITSANDS ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7BY		£135,000
2024-10-30
semidetached
freehold
83, SOUTHLANDS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PG		£180,000
2024-10-25
semidetached
freehold
46, QUEEN STREET

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7BT		£130,000
2024-10-24
flatmaisonette
leasehold
7, FILBY ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7SA		£165,000
2024-10-18
semidetached
freehold
11, FOREST GROVE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 8GQ		£195,000
2024-09-27
terraced
freehold
16, GREENHOE PLACE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7EX		£238,000
2024-09-24
detached
freehold
15, BRANCASTER WAY

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7RY		£287,500
2024-09-18
detached
freehold
1, MEADOWSWEET ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 8FG		£255,000
2024-09-10
semidetached
freehold
41, GREENHOE PLACE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7EY		£368,000
2024-09-09
detached
freehold
23, THE PADDOCKS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PA		£205,000
2024-09-06
terraced
freehold
11, THEATRE STREET

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7HF		£120,000
2024-09-06
terraced
freehold
4, SALHOUSE DRIVE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7SJ		£295,000
2024-09-02
detached
freehold
14, GREENHOE PLACE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7EX		£265,000
2024-08-20
detached
freehold
29, MILL FARM NURSERIES

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PH		£125,000
2024-08-20
detached
freehold
20, SOUTHLANDS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PE		£262,500
2024-08-14
detached
freehold
113, SOUTHLANDS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PG		£235,000
2024-08-02
detached
freehold
68, SOUTHLANDS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PF		£218,000
2024-07-19
detached
freehold
8, THE PADDOCKS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PA		£210,000
2024-06-26
terraced
freehold
11, REDLAND ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 8GS		£255,000
2024-06-25
detached
freehold
5, THE PADDOCKS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PA		£210,000
2024-05-03
terraced
freehold
52, ASH CLOSE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7NH		£225,000
2024-04-26
terraced
freehold
1, ORMESBY DRIVE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7SL		£305,000
2024-04-25
semidetached
freehold
138, SOUTHLANDS

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PQ		£330,000
2024-04-17
detached
freehold
ORCHARD HOUSE, MILL LANE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7EU		£155,000
2024-04-12
terraced
freehold
2A, HASPALLS ROAD

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PB		£235,000
2024-04-12
detached
freehold
27, GREENHOE PLACE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7EY		£240,000
2024-04-10
detached
freehold
7, MARKET PLACE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7AB		£250,000
2024-04-04
otherPropertyType
freehold
11, PRINCES STREET

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7BP		£305,000
2024-03-12
detached
freehold
9, KING STREET

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7BU		£205,000
2024-03-08
terraced
freehold
48, MILL FARM NURSERIES

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 7PJ		£265,000
2024-03-01
detached
freehold
9, FOREST GROVE

SWAFFHAM
NORFOLK
PE37 8GQ		£200,000
2024-01-26
terraced
freehold
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