Broadland Local Information
Practical local information for Broadland: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Broadland Roadworks This Week: Acle Shut 1 to 7 October
The Street in Acle shuts 1 to 7 October, Felthorpe lanes close in turn to 16 October, and buses replace every train out of Norwich on Sunday 11 October.
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Broadland Bin Collection Days: 31 Aug Moves to 1 Sep
Every Broadland collection runs a day late from Monday 31 August, and Friday rounds move to Saturday 5 September. Garden waste costs £73 and bulky waste £49.
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Parking in Broadland: All 8 Council Car Parks Are Free
All eight Broadland council car parks are still free, from Acle's 115 spaces to Reepham's 58. The two-hour limit at Brundall, and the £5 tariff on the table.
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Broadland Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £2,323 to £2,551
A band D home in Broadland pays between £2,323.08 and £2,550.76 this year. The full A to H table for all 65 parishes, and the one the council's notice left out.
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Broadland House Prices: £313,407 Average, Up 2.9% in July
Broadland homes averaged £313,407 in July 2026, up 2.9% in a year and second only to King's Lynn in Norfolk. Median sold prices for 23 parishes, Wroxham to Acle.
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Broadland trains to London: 2h18, all change at Norwich
No Broadland station has a direct London train. Brundall to Liverpool Street is 2h18 via Norwich, from £32 advance, and the last train home leaves 20:30.
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Things to do in Broadland: 10 days out, 2026 prices
Ten Broadland days out checked this week with 2026 prices: Bure Valley Railway £25 all day, Fairhaven £12, BeWILDerwood from £17.95 and Redwings free.
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Broadland planning: 3,850 Rackheath homes, 4.85 years' land
Broadland approved 3,850 homes at North Rackheath in February 2026, at 12% affordable against a 33% target. Greater Norwich holds 4.85 years' housing land.
Bins
Broadland Christmas Bin Collections 2026: What to Expect
Broadland has not published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Last year's came out on 16 December: rounds ran up to 2 days early, then up to 3 days late to 10 January.
Schools
Broadland School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 23-30 Oct
Norfolk schools break for half term on Friday 23 October and return on 2 November. Christmas runs 21 December to 4 January. Every 2026/27 date and INSET day.
Half term
October Half Term 2026 Around the Broads: What's On
Norfolk half term is 23 to 30 October 2026. Kids ride the Bure Valley Railway free, Blickling runs free archery and wand-making, BeWILDerwood goes Halloween.
Trains
Broadland Christmas Trains 2026: No Trains 25 or 26 Dec
No Greater Anglia trains run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, and last year services wound down by 10pm on Christmas Eve. 2026 works are due by late October.
Tips
Broadland Tip Opening Times: Closed Wednesdays, Book First
Strumpshaw and Norwich North tips open 9am to 4pm every day but Wednesday, and shut on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. You must book. Mayton Wood is closed.