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Chedgrave

Chedgrave is a town or village in Norfolk, England, with the nearest railway station being Cantley, 4.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 29 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Chedgrave area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Norfolk area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 141,948 residents at roughly 156 people per km².

Council
South Norfolk
County
Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
64/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 49th of 294 English council areas — better than 83% of them.

Low crime98
Home affordability52
Affordable rents66
Good schools11
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation71
Employment82
Low council tax38

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

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 16° · 74% rain
  • Tomorrow: 26° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:16

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

Crime

17 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Other crime2
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Loddon · 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 Lodd…
  • 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 Lodd…

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

Road safety

267 reported road collisions (2024)

77 killed or seriously injured · 372 casualties · 18.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

30 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Cantley (4.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£312,124 average 2% YoY

Across South Norfolk · to 2026-06

Detached£428,838
Semi-detached£276,890
Terraced£230,011
Flat£134,548

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£981 average monthly rent 3.2% YoY

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

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Morrisons (10.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Morrisons (10.5 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

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

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches21
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

141,948 residents in South Norfolk · 156/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 225 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,483 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,655
B £1,931
C £2,207
D £2,483
E £3,035
F £3,586
G £4,138
H £4,966

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

Schools

78 schools · 20,759 pupils

64 primary · 8 secondary · 6 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • Wymondham CollegeOutstanding
  • Hobart High SchoolGood
  • Long Stratton High SchoolGood
  • Diss High School
  • Framingham Earl High School
  • Hethersett Academy
  • Ormiston Victory Academy
  • Wymondham High Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South 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

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

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

Planning decisions

211 applications decided

92.4% granted · 195 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Ben Goldsborough

Labour

South Norfolk

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,590 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 58% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 15% · Biomass 8%

66 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Norfolk:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Chedgrave · 0.4 km

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

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • A146 road · 1.0 km

    The A146 is an A road that connects Norwich in Norfolk and Lowestoft in Suffolk, two of East Anglia's largest population centres. It is around 27 miles (43 km) in length and has primary classification along its entire…

  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Chedgrave?
Chedgrave is a town in Norfolk, England, in the South Norfolk local authority.
How deprived is Chedgrave?
The South Norfolk local authority, which includes Chedgrave, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.