North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a town or village in Norfolk, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, and the nearest railway station is Aylsham, 5.3 km away. Covers 54 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, North Norfolk is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 102,980 residents at roughly 107 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 128th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 7° · 11% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:17
9h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
124 reported road collisions (2025)
48 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
14 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Aylsham (5.3 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gunton (8.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£286,315 average▼ 4.4% YoY
Across North Norfolk · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£865 average monthly rent▲ 4.5% YoY
- 1 bed £623
- 2 bed £809
- 3 bed £1,002
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,525 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Stumpys Way (4.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Local news
- Free Parking on Remembrance Sunday 2026· 3 Nov 2026
- Two North Walsham toilets to be closed early following vandalism· 29 Oct 2026
- 'All Aboard!’ – Major new Cromer restoration project unveiled· 26 Oct 2026
- Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2031 consultation· 9 Oct 2026
- North Lodge Park Consultation· 2 Oct 2026
Source: North Norfolk Council
Population
102,980 residents in North Norfolk · 107/km²
- Under 16: 13%
- 16–64: 53%
- 65+: 34%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,883
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,715
- Net moves+1,168
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 89 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,460 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (26% of 56,720)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
63 schools · 11,342 pupils
46 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 17 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)
56 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Alderman Peel High SchoolGood
- North Walsham High SchoolGood
- Sheringham High SchoolGood
- Stalham High SchoolGood
- Broadland High Ormiston Academy
- Cromer Academy
- Fakenham Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Norfolk
Care & health services
880 CQC-registered services
- Care homes319
- GP practices128
- Dentists172
- Homecare agencies178
- Hospitals & hospices29
CQC ratings: 80% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Norfolk
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Mannington and Wolterton)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
195 applications decided
93.8% granted · 183 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 11
- LD 26
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,885 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
66 jobs advertised · £36,022 avg
e.g. Morning Delivery Driver, End of Tenancy Cleaners Wanted, Veterinary Surgeon
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£646 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,142 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
31% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 59,419 certificates
13.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Norfolk:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks352 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases239 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills214 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately167 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into the regulation of animal experimentation157 local signatures · 13,005 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Calthorpe, Norfolk · 0.7 kmCalthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Erpingham, in the North Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Aylsham and 16 miles (26 km) north of Norwich.
- Wolterton Hall · 1.3 km
Wolterton Hall, is a large country house in the ecclesiastical parish of Wickmere with Wolterton and the civil parish of Wickmere in the county of Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. The present hall was commissioned by…
- Moorgate, Norfolk · 1.3 km
Moorgate is a hamlet in Blickling civil parish, Broadland district, north-west of Aylsham in the county of Norfolk, England. It is south of the River Bure.
- Scarrow Beck · 1.4 km
Scarrow Beck is a minor watercourse. The beck rises in the north of the English county of Norfolk. It is a tributary of the River Bure. Its spring is in the North Norfolk village of Aylmerton west of the main street.…

Wickmere · 2.0 kmWickmere is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, 18.9 miles (30.4 km) north of Norwich, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south-southwest of Cromer and 132 miles (212 km) northeast of London. The nearest r…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in North Norfolk
- Aldborough
- Aylmerton
- Bacton
- Binham
- Blakeney (North Norfolk)
- Briston
- Butcher's Common
- Catfield
- Cley next the Sea
- Corpusty
- Cromer
- East Runton
- Eccles on Sea
- Edgefield
- Erpingham
- Fakenham
- Great Ryburgh
- Gresham
- Happisburgh
- Hempton
- Hickling (North Norfolk)
- High Kelling
- Hindolveston
- Holt (North Norfolk)
- Kettlestone
- Knapton
- Langham (North Norfolk)
- Little Walsingham
- Ludham
- Melton Constable
- Mundesley
- Neatishead
- North Walsham
- Overstrand
- Paston
- Potter Heigham
- Roughton
- Salthouse
- Sculthorpe
- Sea Palling
- Sheringham
- Southrepps
- Stalham
- Stibbard
- Sutton (North Norfolk)
- Thursford Green
- Trimingham
- Trunch
- Walcott (North Norfolk)
- Wells-next-the-Sea
- West Raynham
- West Runton and Beeston Regis
- Weybourne (North Norfolk)
- Wiveton