Chedgrave

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 10° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:21

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

• 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

31 reported · August 2026▲ 29% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences12
• Anti-social behaviour5
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Drugs3

Neighbourhood team: Loddon · Norfolk

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

311 reported road collisions (2025)

96 killed or seriously injured · 428 casualties · 21.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

28 food businesses within 2 miles

• 25 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cantley (4.8 km)
• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£307,735 average▼ 0.2% YoY

Across South Norfolk · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£981 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY

• 1 bed £696
• 2 bed £890
• 3 bed £1,107

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,101 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

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Church Plain Pay & Display Car Park (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches21
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

141,948 residents in South Norfolk · 156/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,323
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,011
• Net moves+2,312

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 220 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,483 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 67,580)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

78 schools · 20,759 pupils

64 primary · 8 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 24 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

74 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Norfolk

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 86 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

254 applications decided

90.2% granted · 229 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Ben Goldsborough

Labour

South Norfolk

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 9
• Con 23
• LD 9
• Grn 1
• Oth 4

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised · £26,618 avg

e.g. Community Healthcare Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£767 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,437 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 67,071 certificates

10.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

83% low-carbon electricity

Wind 55% · Nuclear 20% · Gas 16% · Biomass 9%

73 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NR14

• Chet Valley Medical Practice
• Old Mill And Millgates Medical Practice
• Heathgate Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Norfolk:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks342 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects259 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases212 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth194 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills194 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Chedgrave · 0.4 km

  Chedgrave is a village and civil parish in English county of Norfolk.

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  Old Town Hall, Loddon · 0.6 km

  The Old Town Hall is a former events venue in Bridge Street, Loddon, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is currently occupied for commercial use, is a grade II listed building.

• Loddon, Norfolk · 0.9 km

  Loddon is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Norwich. The town lies on the River Chet, a tributary of the River Yare within The Broads. The name "Loddon" is thought to me…

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  Hobart High School, Norfolk · 1.0 km

  Hobart High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, situated in the village of Loddon, near Norwich in Norfolk, England. It typically has around 850 pupils.

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  Loddon and Clavering Rural District · 1.2 km

  Loddon and Clavering Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1935, continuing, with very slight boundary changes, as Loddon Rural District until 1974.

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  Langley Hall · 1.6 km

  Langley Hall is a red-brick building in the Palladian style, formerly a country house but now a private school, located near Loddon, Norfolk, England. It is a grade I listed building.

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