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 (IoD2019). 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
21°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 23° / 15° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 19:18
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
151 reported · July 2026▲ 15% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences68
- Anti-social behaviour28
- Criminal damage & arson17
- Other theft9
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
178 reported road collisions (2024)
55 killed or seriously injured · 240 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
255 food businesses within 2 miles
- 200 rated 4–5 ★ (170 top)
- 15 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
£209,164 average▲ 2.5% YoY
Across Great Yarmouth · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£841 average monthly rent▲ 8% YoY
- 1 bed £591
- 2 bed £770
- 3 bed £932
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Jet (4.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Jet (4.3 km)
8 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)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 24 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
25% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
39inspected 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
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
83 applications decided
84.3% granted · 70 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain
Great Yarmouth
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 18
- Con 18
- Oth 3
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
3,475 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £34,419 avg
e.g. Warehouse Stores Operative, Materials Manager, Swim Teacher - Part Time - Marina Centre & Phoenix Leisure Centre
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£699 median full-time weekly pay
4.7% 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
92% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Solar 28% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 8%
33 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 79.2 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Great Yarmouth:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office487 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases475 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth365 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership306 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s299 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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)
Nearby towns
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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 IoD2019.