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Binham

Binham is a village in Norfolk, England. It has two bus stops and is served by Wighton Halt railway station, 4.7 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Binham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Norfolk area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 102,980 residents at roughly 107 people per km².

Council
North Norfolk
County
Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 128th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.

Low crime97
Home affordability35
Affordable rents62
Good schools5
Life expectancy70
Low deprivation30
Employment65
Low council tax44

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

16°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 16° · 76% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:18

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Possession of weapons1

Neighbourhood team: Wells-next-the-Sea · Norfolk

Local policing priorities

  • We work with the community and local partners, while also looking at our own data, to come up with priorities for Wells-next-the-Sea for…
  • Having reviewed the data and listened to community feedback, the policing priority for Wells and the surrounding area remains as tackling…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

151 reported road collisions (2024)

48 killed or seriously injured · 218 casualties · 14.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

6 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

2 active warnings & alerts

  • Flood alert: The north Norfolk coast from Old Hunstanton, to and including Cley
  • Flood alert: The north Norfolk coast from East Cley to Kelling Hard, including Salthouse

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wighton Halt (4.7 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£300,273 average 1.7% YoY

Across North Norfolk · to 2026-06

Detached£419,727
Semi-detached£277,800
Terraced£233,334
Flat£159,131

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£864 average monthly rent 5% YoY

  • 1 bed £623
  • 2 bed £808
  • 3 bed £1,001

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Morrisons (10.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Morrisons (10.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: North Street (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

102,980 residents in North Norfolk · 107/km²

  • Under 16: 13%
  • 16–64: 53%
  • 65+: 34%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 94 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,460 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 56,720)

A £1,640
B £1,913
C £2,187
D £2,460
E £3,007
F £3,553
G £4,100
H £4,920

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%)

55inspected 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

877 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes320
  • GP practices126
  • Dentists171
  • Homecare agencies178
  • Hospitals & hospices29

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 23 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Norfolk

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Binham)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 30 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

215 applications decided

94.4% granted · 203 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Steff Aquarone

Liberal Democrat

North Norfolk

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 11
  • LD 26
  • Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

4,900 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Biology Tutor in Binham – Flexible & Remote, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Binham – Flexible Schedule, Online Biology Tutor - Part Time

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

Grid electricity

76% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 43% · Wind 33% · Gas 19% · Imports 5%

78 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 79.9 yrs 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Binham · 0.1 km

    Binham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 29.3 miles (47.2 km) north west of Norwich, 16.9 miles (27.2 km) west of Cromer, and 4.9 miles (7.9 km) east-south-east of the town of Wel…

  • Binham Priory · 0.4 km

    St Mary's Priory, Binham, or Binham Priory, is a ruined Benedictine priory located in the village of Binham in the English county of Norfolk.

  • Walsingham Rural District · 2.0 km

    Walsingham Rural District was a rural district in the county of Norfolk, England. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1935 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Hindolveston, Thurning, Wood Norton and Bris…

  • Lower Green Mill, Hindringham · 2.2 km

    Lower Green Mill is a tower mill at Lower Green, located to the north of the village of Hindringham in the English county of Norfolk. The mill stands on the east side of the lane between Hindringham and Binham and is…

  • Field Dalling · 2.4 km

    Field Dalling is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

  • RAF Langham · 2.4 km

    Royal Air Force Langham or more simply RAF Langham is a former Royal Air Force station, located at Langham, 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk. It operated between 1940 and 1961. T…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Binham?
Binham is a town in Norfolk, England, in the North Norfolk local authority.
How deprived is Binham?
The North Norfolk local authority, which includes Binham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.