Area Info for Walsoken (Norfolk)

Walsoken, Norfolk, UK

Walsoken is a small village located in the county of Norfolk, in the eastern part of England. It is situated near the town of Wisbech, in Cambridgeshire, and is part of the civil parish of Walsoken with West Walton. The village is known for its rural character and traditional English countryside setting.

Geography and Location

Walsoken lies approximately 4 miles south of Wisbech and about 30 miles west of Norwich. The area is characterized by flat, agricultural land, with a mixture of farmland and residential properties. The village is accessible via local roads connecting it to nearby towns and villages.

History and Community

Historically, Walsoken has been a small farming community with roots dating back several centuries. The village features a few historic buildings and local landmarks, including a church and traditional cottages. The community is active, with local events and gatherings that foster a close-knit atmosphere.

Local Amenities and Facilities

Walsoken offers limited amenities within the village itself, but residents typically rely on nearby Wisbech for shopping, schools, healthcare, and other services. The village may have a local pub or small shop, but for most needs, residents travel to larger nearby towns.

Transport

Transport options in Walsoken are primarily road-based, with bus services connecting the village to Wisbech and other surrounding areas. The nearest railway station is in Wisbech, providing access to broader rail networks across the region.

Additional Information

Walsoken is part of the Norfolk and Cambridgeshire border region, offering a peaceful rural lifestyle with proximity to urban centres. Its scenic environment and historical charm make it a notable example of a traditional English village in Norfolk.
Education
School
Clarkson Infants School0.30 miles
Trafford Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2ES
St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School0.30 miles
Trafford Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2ES
Orchards Church of England Primary School0.74 miles
Cherry Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3NP
Ramnoth Junior School0.84 miles
Ramnoth Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2JB
The Nene Infant School0.88 miles
Norwich Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2AP
Meadowgate School1.01 miles
Meadowgate Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2JH
Elm Road Primary School1.07 miles
Elm Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2TB
Peckover Primary School1.12 miles
Leverington Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1PJ
Cambian Wisbech School1.13 miles
Old Session House, 32 Somers Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JF
Octavia Ap Academy1.24 miles
Coalwharf Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2FP
Thomas Clarkson Academy1.30 miles
Corporation Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2SE
Wisbech Grammar School1.35 miles
47 North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JX
On Track Training Centre1.38 miles
"Enterprise House, Old Field Lane", Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2RJ
West Walton Community Primary School1.68 miles
School Road, West Walton, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7HA
Marshland High School1.68 miles
School Road, West Walton, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7HA
Leverington Primary Academy1.90 miles
104 Church Road, Leverington, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 5DE
Health
Clinic
Anglia Community Eye Service Ltd0.82 miles
North Cambridgeshire Hospital, The Park, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3AB
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Wisbech - Specsavers Store)0.94 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 9 Market Place, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1DT
Cambs & Peterborough Referral Support Services - Fenland Area1.04 miles
2 Exchange Tower, Post Office Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1HG
Wisbech Osteopathic Clinic (Octavia View)1.17 miles
Octavia View, 10A - 14 South Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JQ
Conifer Lodge1.65 miles
134 North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1LL
The Huntercombe Centre Cambridge2.98 miles
90 Hungate Road, Emneth, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 8EQ
Ridgeway3.09 miles
Chapel Lane, Newton, Wisbech,, PE13 5EY
Friday House3.99 miles
March Road, Friday Bridge, Nr Wisbech,, PE14 0LP
Parson Drove Osteopathic Clinic5.54 miles
Parson Drove Surgery, 240 Main Road, Parson Drove, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 4LF
Sutton Bridge Medical Centre6.52 miles
Railway Lane, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9UZ
Prison in-reach7.88 miles
Prison in-reach Team, HMP Whitemoor, Longhill Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0PR
Long Sutton Medical Centre8.27 miles
Trafalgar Square, Long Sutton, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9HB
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (March)9.22 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 3-5 Broad Street, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8TP
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Mobile - March)9.26 miles
The Riverside Practice, 23 Marylebone Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8BG
Excell Ultrasound Ltd (Riverside Prac)9.26 miles
The Riverside Practice, 23 Marylebone Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8BG
Excell Ultrasound Ltd (Cornerstone Prac)9.27 miles
26 Elwyn Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9BF
GP
Clarkson Surgery0.79 miles
De Havilland Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 3AN
Trinity Surgery0.80 miles
Trinity Surgery, 29 St Augustines Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3UZ
North Brink Practice1.10 miles
North Brink Practice, 7 North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JU
St John's Surgery4.60 miles
Main Road, Terrington St John, Norfolk, England - Uk, PE14 7RR
Upwell Health Centre5.28 miles
The Upwell Health Centre, Townley Close, Upwell, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 9BT
Parson Drove Surgery6.43 miles
Main Road, Parson Drove, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 4JA
Dr Booth & Partners6.52 miles
Sutton Bridge Medical Centre, Railway Lane, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, PE12 9UZ
Dr Karunaratne & Partners7.81 miles
Churchgate Way, Terrington St Clement, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4LZ
Village Health 7.81 miles
Churchgate Way, Terrington St. Clement, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4LZ
Terrington St John Branch Surgery7.81 miles
Churchgate Way, Terrington St John, Norfolk, England - Uk, PE34 4LZ
Dr Booth & Partners8.27 miles
Long Sutton Medical Centre, Trafalgar Square, Long Sutton, Spalding Lincs, PE12 9HB
Dr Koopowitz & Partners8.83 miles
Rowan Close, Watlington, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0TU
The Cornerstone Practice9.27 miles
26 Elwyn Road, March, Cambs, PE15 9BF
Mercheford House9.29 miles
28 Elwyn Road, March, Cambs, PE15 9BY
The Riverside Practice9.30 miles
The Riverside Practice, 23 Marylebone Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8BG
Village Health 9.33 miles
Clenchwarton, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4AH
Hospital
North Cambridgeshire Hospital0.82 miles
The Park, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3AB
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital12.49 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4ET
Mental Health Services (Adult Mental Health) The Fermoy Unit12.49 miles
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, PE30 4ET
BMI The Sandringham Hospital12.67 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4HJ
Doddington Hospital12.97 miles
Benwick Road, Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0UG
Johnson Community Hospital16.50 miles
Spalding Road, Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3DT
Princess Of Wales Hospital18.29 miles
Lynn Road, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Peterborough District Hospital19.51 miles
Thorpe Road, n/a, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6DA
Orthopaedics and Spine Specialist Hospital19.98 miles
1 Stirling Way, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 8YA
Edith Cavell Hospital20.22 miles
Bretton Gate, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9GZ
Peterborough City Hospital20.22 miles
Edith Cavell Campus, Bretton Gate, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9GZ
The Cavell Centre20.22 miles
The Cavell Centre, Edith Cavell Healthcare Campus, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ
Fitzwilliam Hospital21.10 miles
Milton Way, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9AQ
Swaffham Community Hospital21.48 miles
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL
Maple Lodge21.91 miles
Maple Lodge, Toot Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0AX
Boston West Hospital22.81 miles
Boston West Business Park, Sleaford Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 8EG
Pharmacy
Boots0.00 miles
6 Kirkgate Street, Walsoken, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3QR
Boots0.79 miles
8 De-havilland Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3AN
The Co-Operative Pharmacy0.81 miles
New Health Centre, 25 Augustines Road, Wisbech, PE13 3AD
Boots0.89 miles
15 Horse Fair, Wisbech, PE13 1AR
Fairbrother Pharmacy Ltd0.91 miles
5 Church Terrace, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1BJ
Boots0.96 miles
98 Norfolk Street, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2LD
Asda Stores Ltd0.99 miles
23 North End, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1PE
Boots1.05 miles
17 Old Market, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1NB
North Brink Pharmacy1.10 miles
North Brink Pharmacy, 7 North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JU
Tesco Instore Pharmacy1.80 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Cromwell Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0SF
Willows Pharmacy4.64 miles
2 Old Church Road, Terrington St John, Norfolk, PE14 7XA
Welle Ltd5.28 miles
Upwell Health Centre, Townley Close, Upwell, PE14 9BT
Day Lewis Pharmacy5.54 miles
242 Main Road, Parson Drove, Wisbech, PE13 4LF
Nene Pharmacy Ltd6.80 miles
184 Bridge Road, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9SF
Key Chemists7.46 miles
44 Sutton Road, Terrington St Clement, King`s Lynn, PE34 4PQ
Boots8.24 miles
8 Market Place, Long Sutton, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 9JG
Leisure
Park
PECKOVER HOUSE (Grade II Listed)1.18 miles
RING'S END7.15 miles
THE SHRUBBERIES8.61 miles
HARDING'S PITS10.37 miles
THE WALKS, KING'S LYNN (Grade II Listed)10.85 miles
STRADSETT HALL (Grade II Listed)12.15 miles
FAIRSTEAD12.20 miles
THE WASH13.13 miles
WESTON PLAYING FIELD14.33 miles
LATTERSEY FIELD14.79 miles
ROYDON COMMON15.22 miles
EYE GREEN15.70 miles
AYSCOUGHFEE HALL (Grade II Listed)15.81 miles
VERNATTS16.35 miles
SANDRINGHAM16.76 miles
DERSINGHAM BOG16.78 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis A1 Stores0.01 miles
27 Kirkgate Street, Wisbech, PE13 3QR
Costcutter Cambs0.52 miles
195 Norwich Road, Cambs, PE13 3TB
Five Stars Convenience Store0.86 miles
2 Quaker Lane, Wisbech Cambs PE13 2JQ
Budgens Wisbech0.89 miles
The Horsefair, Hill Street, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1AR
NTS Retail Wisbech0.91 miles
195 Norwich Road, Wisbech, Camb PE13 3BT
ASDA Wisbech1.02 miles
Northend, Leverington Road, Wisbech, PE13 1PE
ALDI Sandyland Street1.07 miles
Wisbech, PE13 1NX
Elm Road Convenience Store1.24 miles
140 Elm Road, Wisbech Cambridge PE13 2SG
Morrisons Wisbech1.43 miles
Elm High Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0DQ
Thorney Toll Service Station West1.74 miles
A47 Wisbech Westbound,Thorney Toll Peterborough Cambs PE14 4AX
Lidl Wisbech1.84 miles
Cromwell Road, Wisbech, PE14 0RG
Farmfoods Wisbech1.86 miles
4 Sandown Road, Wisbech, PE14 0SL
Iceland Wisbech 21.90 miles
Unit 2 Cromwell Retail Park, Cromwell Road, Wisbech, PE14 0SL
Tesco Wisbech (Extra)2.13 miles
Cromwell Rd, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0RG
Emneth Convenience Store2.39 miles
22 Gaultree Square, Emneth, Wisbech Cambs PE14 8DD
SPAR Emneth2.42 miles
Spar Store, Gaultree Square, Cambridgeshire, PE14 8DA
Transport
Airport
Cambridge City Airport31.93 miles
London Stansted Airport54.07 miles
Bus Stop
Lerowe Road (SW)0.09 miles
Guild Road (SW)0.17 miles
Chapnall Close (W)0.23 miles
Chapnall Close (E)0.25 miles
Lucombe Drive (E)0.25 miles
Council Road (SW)0.27 miles
Pumping Station (S)0.27 miles
Waterlees Road (SW)0.28 miles
Pumping Station (NE)0.29 miles
Waterlees Road (NE)0.30 miles
Burrett Gardens (N)0.32 miles
Burrett Gardens (S)0.32 miles
Chapnall Road (NW)0.32 miles
Chapnall Road (S)0.33 miles
Waterlees Road (NE)0.33 miles
Pippin Gardens (W)0.35 miles
Ferry Port
West Lynn Ferry Landing10.51 miles
King's Lynn Ferry Landing10.56 miles
Railway Station
Watlington Rail Station8.50 miles
March Rail Station8.58 miles
Downham Market Rail Station9.06 miles
Kings Lynn Rail Station10.93 miles
Manea Rail Station12.01 miles
Whittlesea Rail Station15.14 miles
Littleport Rail Station15.54 miles
Spalding Rail Station16.28 miles
Peterborough Rail Station19.25 miles
Shippea Hill Rail Station19.34 miles
Ely Rail Station19.71 miles
Lakenheath Rail Station21.49 miles
Boston Rail Station22.94 miles
Brandon Rail Station23.96 miles
Hubberts Bridge Rail Station24.25 miles
Swineshead Rail Station25.69 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (PE13 3Q*)
Number of Properties in Catchment449
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
17, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£201,000
2024-11-01
detached
freehold
4, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£270,000
2024-10-04
detached
freehold
BLACK DUCK FARM, FENGATE ROAD

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BB		£260,000
2023-12-15
otherPropertyType
freehold
9, HAROLDS CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BS		£400,000
2023-10-23
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-07-18   £265,000
4, SPARROWGATE ROAD

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AY		£385,000
2023-08-31
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-05-31   £286,000
Sold 2014-09-03   £220,000
114, BURRETT ROAD

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AT		£360,000
2023-07-18
detached
freehold
15, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£210,000
2023-06-20
detached
freehold
16, WESTRY CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BU		£267,500
2023-03-23
detached
freehold
8, S BEND

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AP		£238,500
2023-02-03
detached
freehold
1, WESTRY CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BU		£350,000
2023-01-04
detached
freehold
16A, S BEND

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AP		£250,000
2022-11-15
otherPropertyType
freehold
THE PADDOCKS, 14, S BEND

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AP		£700,000
2022-10-07
detached
freehold
10, WESTRY CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BU		£280,000
2022-06-20
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-07-14   £190,000
Sold 2014-06-20   £160,000
14, WESTRY CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BU		£270,000
2022-06-14
detached
freehold
8, WESTRY CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BU		£300,000
2022-06-08
detached
freehold
Sold 2015-12-18   £178,000
11, WESTRY CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BU		£350,000
2021-08-13
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-06-24   £275,000
19, S BEND

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AP		£120,000
2021-05-20
otherPropertyType
freehold
23, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£225,000
2021-03-15
detached
freehold
WILLOWTREE FARM, WHEATLEY BANK

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AZ		£915,000
2020-12-18
otherPropertyType
freehold
1, S BEND

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AP		£227,500
2020-08-14
detached
freehold
WHEATLEY BANK FARM HOUSE, WHEATLEY BANK

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AZ		£355,000
2020-03-13
detached
freehold
VICTORIA COTTAGE (2), WHEATLEY BANK

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AZ		£258,000
2019-12-18
semidetached
freehold
42, SPARROWGATE ROAD

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AY		£370,000
2019-10-23
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-10-27   £370,000
16, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£237,000
2019-06-21
detached
freehold
11, SPARROWGATE ROAD

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AY		£270,000
2019-05-03
detached
freehold
STARBUCKS COFFEE CO, LIGHT LANE
WALTON HIGHWAY
WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BF		£10,022,890
2018-10-12
otherPropertyType
freehold
3, SPARROWGATE ROAD

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AY		£276,000
2018-09-25
detached
freehold
1, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£289,995
2018-01-19
detached
freehold
VICTORIA COTTAGE (1), WHEATLEY BANK

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AZ		£233,000
2017-08-03
semidetached
freehold
7, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£190,000
2017-07-21
detached
freehold
60, SPARROWGATE ROAD

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AY		£330,500
2017-01-25
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-01-14   £240,000
14, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£243,000
2016-10-14
detached
freehold
2, HAROLDS CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BS		£233,000
2016-03-02
detached
freehold
GRASSGATE HOUSE, S BEND

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7AP		£180,000
2016-01-29
detached
freehold
9, WESTRY CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BU		£210,000
2015-12-22
detached
freehold
3, HAROLDS CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BS		£232,000
2015-09-16
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-09-16   £197,500
27, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£159,000
2015-02-27
detached
freehold
6, SLEIGHTS DRIVE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BT		£169,995
2014-12-22
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-12-19   £170,000
5, WESTRY CLOSE

WISBECH
NORFOLK
PE14 7BU		£199,950
2014-12-22
detached
freehold
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