Bradwell (Great Yarmouth)
Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) is a village in Norfolk, England, with 49 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Great Yarmouth, 3.8 km away. It has two pharmacies and around 10 restaurants and cafés. There were around 137 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Great Yarmouth area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 99,750 residents at roughly 572 people per km².
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- County
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Police force
- Norfolk
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 267th of 294 English council areas — better than 9% 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
11°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 12° / 10° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:18
9h 23m 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)
- 7.0 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
146 reported · August 2026▲ 28% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences75
- Anti-social behaviour32
- Criminal damage & arson15
- Shoplifting5
Neighbourhood team: Bradwell · 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 the Bradwell area for t…
- We work with the community and local partners, while also looking at our own data, to come up with priorities for the Bradwell area for t…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
174 reported road collisions (2025)
42 killed or seriously injured · 224 casualties · 17.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
259 food businesses within 2 miles
- 204 rated 4–5 ★ (171 top)
- 12 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Great Yarmouth (3.8 km)
- 49 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Great Yarmouth (3.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£204,630 average▼ 1.6% YoY
Across Great Yarmouth · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£841 average monthly rent▲ 7.6% YoY
- 1 bed £591
- 2 bed £770
- 3 bed £933
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.6 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,302 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (3.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (3.8 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: 137 Beccles Road (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches18
- Playgrounds15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
99,750 residents in Great Yarmouth · 572/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,131
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,266
- Net moves+865
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 25 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
25% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,414 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (42% of 50,190)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
43 schools · 12,957 pupils
30 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 10 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)
39 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Lynn Grove AcademyGood
- Caister Academy
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy
- Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
- Ormiston Venture Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Great Yarmouth
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
- 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
67 applications decided
74.6% granted · 50 granted, 17 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain
Great Yarmouth
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- 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
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 18
- Con 17
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,430 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
15 jobs advertised · £33,278 avg
e.g. Back of House Nandoca, Swim Teacher - Part Time - Marina Centre & Phoenix Leisure Centre, Swim Teacher - Part Time - Marina Centre
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£699 median full-time weekly pay
4.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,544 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 52,353 certificates
13.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
83% low-carbon electricity
Wind 52% · Nuclear 22% · Gas 16% · Biomass 9%
74 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 14 pharmacies in NR31
- Beaches Medical Centre
- The Millwood Partnership
- Gp Service Accident And Emergency
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Great Yarmouth:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases478 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth365 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK176 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND145 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately131 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Lynn Grove Academy · 0.7 km
Lynn Grove Academy is a secondary school with academy status, located between the Gorleston-on-Sea and Bradwell areas of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk. The school educates about 1,400 children betwee…
Bradwell, Norfolk · 0.8 kmBradwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is immediately west of, and largely indistinguishable from, the built-up urban area of the towns of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-…
- Ormiston Venture Academy · 1.2 km
Ormiston Venture Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in Oriel Avenue, Gorleston in the English county of Norfolk. The school educates children aged 11 to 16. It is housed in a block constructed i…
- East Norfolk Sixth Form College · 1.4 km
East Norfolk Sixth Form College is a sixth form college in the Gorleston-on-Sea area of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The college ranges from about 1,600 students most of whom are between the ages of 16–18. These…
- Gorleston North railway station · 1.6 km
Gorleston North railway station was a former station on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway connecting Great Yarmouth with Lowestoft. It was located on the northern outskirts of Gorleston-on-Sea, close to Great Yarm…
Gorleston-on-Sea · 1.6 kmGorleston-on-Sea, historically and colloquially known as Gorleston, is a seaside town in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It lies to the south of Great Yarmouth, on the opposite side of the mouth of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bradwell (Great Yarmouth)?
- Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Great Yarmouth local authority.
- How deprived is Bradwell (Great Yarmouth)?
- The Great Yarmouth local authority, which includes Bradwell (Great Yarmouth), is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.