Property market | £256,760 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (53.3 miles) | |
Broadband | 42.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 95.6% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 419 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 322 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South West Norfolk level) | |
Community | Median age is 47.9 | Happiness is Below Average for Norfolk, Average for UK | |
Crime | 2.0 burglaries per 1k people (King's Lynn and West Norfolk) | |
Commute (approx) | - Cambridge (49 mins) | |
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£256,760 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Stansted (53.3 miles) | |
42.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 47.9 | Happiness is Below Average for Norfolk, Average for UK | |
Ranked 419 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 322 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South West Norfolk level) | |
2.0 burglaries per 1k people (King's Lynn and West Norfolk) | |
- Cambridge (49 mins) | |
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The property market in Middle Drove has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £383,366, which is up 2.6% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £256,760 (up 2.1% on last year) , a terraced house £210,143 (up 1.5% on last year) and a flat £127,979. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £628 per month. Property prices in Middle Drove are similar to the average property prices across Norfolk and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Middle Drove, prices have increased, while prices decreased across the Norfolk region.
Property data is based on King's Lynn and West Norfolk level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Middle Drove, or click here to browse the longer list of Middle Drove property transactions from 2023.
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Middle Drove has one school nearby: Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School (Academy) which is a primary school based in School Road, Wisbech. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (5/5/2022) | 11 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Wisbech |
School | Type |
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Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/5/2022) 11 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Middle Drove | Commute options |
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Watlington A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -10% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Cambridge (52 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £231 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 109 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £574 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 119 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £574 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Thameslink - £574 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 137 mins - Greater Anglia - £574 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 138 mins - Thameslink - £605 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 152 mins - Thameslink - £574 monthly fare) View details |
Downham Market A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Cambridge (45 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £219 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £562 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 114 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £562 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 118 mins - Thameslink - £562 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 130 mins - Greater Anglia - £562 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 133 mins - Thameslink - £593 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 147 mins - Thameslink - £562 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 178 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Kings Lynn A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- Cambridge (58 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £234 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 116 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £593 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 125 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £593 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 129 mins - Thameslink - £593 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 144 mins - Thameslink - £624 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 144 mins - Greater Anglia - £593 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 158 mins - Thameslink - £593 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (King's Lynn and West Norfolk) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of King's Lynn and West Norfolk residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 95.6% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.9% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.3% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.5% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the South West Norfolk consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.7% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 12.5% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.1% | 419 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 18.5% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 7.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 13.5% | |
Routine occupations | 16.3% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 7.3% | 322 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 3.8% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Norfolk is average (46mbps). Middle Drove is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 42.7mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the South West Norfolk level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 42.7 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 89.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 1.8% |
Crime stats were found at the King's Lynn and West Norfolk level:
Type | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 70 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 2 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 31 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Middle Drove.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Lincs and Northants | The Wash, River Witham, River Welland, River Nene | Far extent of tidal flooding from the Wash between Gibraltar point and Admiralty Point and the Tidal River Witham, the Tidal River Welland and the Tidal River Nene |
Lincs and Northants | River Welland, River Nene, The Wash | Areas near the tidal River Welland, tidal River Nene, and the Wash frontage from Fossdyke Wash to Terrington Marsh |
East Anglia | River Great Ouse | Eau Brink, Saddle Bow, the Wiggenhalls, Tilney St Lawrence, West Walton, Walpole St Peters, Walpole Highway, Watlington, Nordelph, Barroway Drive and Salters Lode |
East Anglia | River Great Ouse | Wiggenhall St Mary The Virgin, Tilney St Lawrence, Tilney cum Islington, Tilney Fen End and Outwell |
East Anglia | River Great Ouse | Terrington St Clement, Walpole St Andrew, Walpole St Peter, Terrington St John, Walpole Highway, West Walton, Walton Highway, Wisbech, Emneth, Walsoken, Marshland St James and St Johns Fen End |
East Anglia | River Great Ouse | Nordelph, Salters Lode, Barroway Drove and Stow Bridge |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Middle Drove, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £256,760 Detached: £383,366 | 70 | Primary: Secondary: | 9.1% residents in higher managerial positions 7.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Norwich, Norfolk Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £296,619 Detached: £483,838 | 133 | Primary: 26Secondary: 12 | 12.1% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Aldborough & Thurgarton, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Cromer, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: 2 | 10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Erpingham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Holt, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Neatishead, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Horning, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Southrepps, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Mulbarton, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £295,451 Detached: £450,308 | 49 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Diss, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £295,451 Detached: £450,308 | 49 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Wroxham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £286,975 Detached: £444,882 | 46 | Primary: Secondary: | 11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Aylsham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £286,975 Detached: £444,882 | 46 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Middle Drove, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £256,760 Detached: £383,366 | 70 | Primary: Secondary: |
Norwich, Norfolk Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £296,619 Detached: £483,838 | 133 | Primary: 26Secondary: 12 |
Aldborough & Thurgarton, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Cromer, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: 2 |
Erpingham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Holt, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Neatishead, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Horning, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Southrepps, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525 | 53 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Mulbarton, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £295,451 Detached: £450,308 | 49 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Diss, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £295,451 Detached: £450,308 | 49 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Wroxham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £286,975 Detached: £444,882 | 46 | Primary: Secondary: |
Aylsham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £286,975 Detached: £444,882 | 46 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
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