It is one of Norfolk's newest - and plushest - housing estates, with homes selling for almost £1m.

But while properties themselves might be worthy of millionaires, at ground level it is a very different story.

Families living at St George's Park, in Loddon, say their roads and pavements have never been properly surfaced, leaving them in a terrible state, with one local likening them to "the surface of the moon".

The six streets on the estate are all uneven, cracked and dotted with potholes.

They have not had white lining painted on them and manholes are exposed.

Beccles & Bungay Journal: The state of the road on Maple CrescentThe state of the road on Maple Crescent (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Because the surfacing work has not been completed, many of the kerbs are extremely high.

Locals say their cars are being damaged while the bumpy thoroughfares have created hazards which are frequently tripping people up.

South Norfolk Council insists responsibility for the roads lie with the developer, Halsbury, rather than it, because the company is still building homes at the site.

The firm declined to comment.

When it is complete, St George's Park will have 180 homes. It is part of a number of housing developments which are significantly increasing the population of Loddon.

Beccles & Bungay Journal: Penny Pullinger pictured by the unsafe and incomplete road on her estatePenny Pullinger pictured by the unsafe and incomplete road on her estate (Image: Sonya Duncan)Beccles & Bungay Journal: Some residents have said their cars have sustained damage from the roadsSome residents have said their cars have sustained damage from the roads (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Penny Pullinger was one of the first to arrive on the estate, in July 2019, after she moved to a property on Maple Crescent from Cumbria.

“It’s dangerous," she said. "There have been several stories of people hurting themselves on the unfinished roads.

"My great nephew flew off his bike, and in the last couple of months a couple of elderly people have fallen over.

“God forbid if someone were to seriously hurt themselves.

“I do not understand why nothing has been done about this. It is a terrible look for Halsbury.

Beccles & Bungay Journal: An example of the hazardous and incomplete road on the St George's Park development An example of the hazardous and incomplete road on the St George's Park development (Image: Sonya Duncan)

"It's an eyesore, looks unprofessional, and is a serious health hazard, all of which must reflect badly on them.

“I love the house and I love Loddon but I just feel frustrated.

"There is nowhere to go and we cannot make progress because we come to dead ends, we are endlessly chasing up for something to happen and getting nowhere.

"It is exhausting and frankly, upsetting," Mrs Pullinger said.

Beccles & Bungay Journal: Mrs Pulliger says she wouldn't dream of taking her running club around the new estateMrs Pulliger says she wouldn't dream of taking her running club around the new estate (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Beccles & Bungay Journal: One of the many potholes on the incomplete road across the estateOne of the many potholes on the incomplete road across the estate (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Locals say they have been lobbying Halsbury for action on the roads for years.

In July 2022, they received a letter from the company informing them that work was "due to commence".

However, 18 months on, neighbours say there is no sign of anything happening.

Beccles & Bungay Journal: Penny Pullinger (left) and Sian Jackson, who is pictured holding her daughter Freya (right), treading carefully on the hazardous roadPenny Pullinger (left) and Sian Jackson, who is pictured holding her daughter Freya (right), treading carefully on the hazardous road (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Sian Jackson and her husband Aaron, moved to Maple Crescent with their two young children in February 2019.

The couple said they were shocked the roads had still not yet been sorted out, four and a half years later.

"My patience is running incredibly thin as we are not getting answers. We feel as though Halsbury are not for fulfilling basic obligations," Mrs Jackson said.

"Pushing a buggy around here is fraught with danger. Only through trial and error have I learned safe routes. I have heard countless stories of people falling and enough is enough.

"Promises have been made by Halsbury and have not been delivered. It's just shocking.

"Who is responsible? At my old home I was paying council tax but potholes were repaired, I still pay the same council tax yet the road isn't complete?"

Beccles & Bungay Journal: Adam Bonner (left) pictured with his neighbour Darren Holmes (right) stood on the unfinished and hazardous road on Maple CrescentAdam Bonner (left) pictured with his neighbour Darren Holmes (right) stood on the unfinished and hazardous road on Maple Crescent (Image: Bruno Brown)

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Darren Holmes moved into the estate in 2019.

“We have all got to know each other down here very quickly because we are all outraged by the treatment of Halsbury and the neglect they have shown, it’s ridiculous," he said.

“When all is said and done all we want is a safe place to live, a place without craters similar to that of the moon. I can't help but fear they will worsen when winter arrives.

"It’s not too much to ask," he said.

Beccles & Bungay Journal: Many residents have fallen and hurt themselves on the new estateMany residents have fallen and hurt themselves on the new estate (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Beccles & Bungay Journal: Residents believe that Halsbury's excuse for not finishing the roads is this 'stalled' development at the back of the estateResidents believe that Halsbury's excuse for not finishing the roads is this 'stalled' development at the back of the estate (Image: Sonya Duncan)