Beetley
Beetley is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 964. There are 11 bus stops in the area, and the nearest railway station is Dereham, 4.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Beetley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Breckland area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 141,476 residents at roughly 108 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 109th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 9° · 63% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:24
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Public order2
Neighbourhood team: Dereham · Norfolk
Local policing priorities
- We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with the priority that we will have for Dere…
- We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with priorities that we will have for Dereha…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
297 reported road collisions (2025)
93 killed or seriously injured · 402 casualties · 21 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dereham (4.6 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£266,835 average▼ 0.3% YoY
Across Breckland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£928 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY
- 1 bed £665
- 2 bed £846
- 3 bed £1,044
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,035 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: Cowper Road Car Park (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
141,476 residents in Breckland · 108/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,583
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,328
- Net moves+2,255
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 112 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,444 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (28% of 65,920)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
73 schools · 17,375 pupils
55 primary · 7 secondary · 11 other
Ofsted: 31 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
66 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Northgate High SchoolGood
- The Nicholas Hamond AcademyGood
- The Thetford AcademyGood
- Wayland AcademyGood
- Attleborough Academy
- Dereham Neatherd High School
- Old Buckenham High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Breckland
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
197 applications decided
83.8% granted · 165 granted, 32 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
George Freeman
Conservative
Mid Norfolk
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 9
- Con 29
- Grn 1
- Ref 5
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,200 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£717 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,170 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
43% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 69,315 certificates
11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
73% low-carbon electricity
Wind 49% · Gas 26% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 8%
113 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in NR20
- Swanton Morley Medical Centre
- Mattishall And Lenwade Surgeries
- Elmham Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Norfolk:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases392 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth238 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks192 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into the regulation of animal experimentation186 local signatures · 13,005 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills181 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse · 0.4 km
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is a museum of rural life and former workhouse in the village of Gressenhall, Norfolk. It also houses a traditional working farm, a collection of art and artefacts, and a library and arc…
Beetley and Hoe Meadows · 0.5 kmBeetley and Hoe Meadows is an 11.4-hectare (28-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Dereham in Norfolk, United Kingdom. The site is in two nearby areas, and Hoe Meadow is part of Hoe Rough nat…
Beetley · 0.5 kmBeetley is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,396. The village is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Dereham.
Hoe Rough · 0.5 kmHoe Rough is a 12-hectare (30-acre) nature reserve north of Dereham in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, and is part of the Beetley and Hoe Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Dillington Carr · 1.7 km
Dillington Carr is a 55-hectare (140-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Dereham in Norfolk, England.
Hoe, Norfolk · 2.0 kmHoe is a village in the civil parish of Hoe and Worthing, in the Breckland district, in the English county of Norfolk.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Beetley?
- Beetley is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Breckland local authority.
- What is the population of Beetley?
- Beetley has an approximate settlement population of 964.
- How deprived is Beetley?
- The Breckland local authority, which includes Beetley, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.