Hickling Close, Swaffham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Hickling Close, Swaffham · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/swaffham-norfolk/hickling-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PE37 7SE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£183,667

3 sales

Price range

£162k – £220k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

3 Dec 2024

PE37 7SE

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At a glance

House prices£184k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayCheck local bus routes Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Hickling Close, Swaffham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Dec 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £183,667. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Hickling Close compared

PE37 postcode area£274,933

Swaffham£274,933

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hickling Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PE37 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 3 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£183,667	3 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Hickling Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Hickling Close PE37 7SE	3 Dec 2024	£220,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Hickling Close PE37 7SE	2 Jun 2017	£169,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Hickling Close PE37 7SE	30 Jun 2016	£162,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
6, Hickling Close	£162,000 (Jun 2016) → £169,000 (Jun 2017)	+4% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Hickling Close

Crime

43 crimes were reported within about a mile of Hickling Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	25
Public order	7
Anti-social behaviour	6
Other theft	2
Shoplifting	1
Vehicle crime	1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Hickling Close is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

River Wissey in Norfolk Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Hickling Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Swaffham CofE Primary Academy 215 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
The Nicholas Hamond Academy 710 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.2 mi
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School 241 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Swaffham Meadow Primary School 61 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Inadequate Report	1.0 mi
Fred Nicholson School 195 pupils	Foundation special school	3–19	Report	1.0 mi
OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus 80 pupils	Other independent school Plymouth Brethren Christian Church	7–18	Report	1.3 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

GP surgeries

Campingland Surgery
Campingland, Swaffham · 0.6 mi
Manor Farm Medical Centre
Mangate Street, Swaffham · 0.8 mi
Plowright Medical Centre
1 Jack Boddy Way, Swaffham · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Swaffham Express · 0.2 mi
Iceland Iceland Swaffham · 0.8 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Swaffham 49/51 Market Place · 0.8 mi
Asda Supermarket Asda Swaffham Supermarket · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Well · 0.8 mi
Boots · 0.8 mi
Medpal Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
Swaffham Community Hospital · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	8 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	86.4%	62.5%
Private rented	9.9%	20.3%
Social rented	3.7%	17.1%
Households	654

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	7.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	42.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	50.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,318

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	71%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	97%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	76%	92%

Share of homes across Breckland with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Hickling Close

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Who lives around Hickling Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Breckland
White	97.7%	96.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.1%	1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.8%	0.9%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0%	0.6%

Religion

	Here	Breckland
Christian	63.6%	50%
No religion	26.9%	42.1%
Not answered	8.4%	6.3%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.2%	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%
Hindu	0.1%	0.1%
Muslim	0.1%	0.5%

Country of birth

	Here	Breckland
Born in the UK	93.8%	89.2%
Born outside the UK	6.2%	10.8%

Highest qualification

	Here	Breckland
No qualifications	29.3%	22.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above	20.1%	23.1%
Level 3 qualifications	15.1%	16.9%
Level 2 qualifications	13.7%	15.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11%	12%
Apprenticeship	7.1%	6.8%
Other qualifications	3.7%	3.3%

General health

	Here	Breckland
Good health	42.7%	37.1%
Very good health	30%	42.6%
Fair health	21%	14.9%
Bad health	5.5%	4.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Breckland
1 car or van in household	47.5%	40.4%
2 cars or vans in household	27.7%	32.4%
No cars or vans in household	14.4%	13.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	10.4%	13.9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Breckland.

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