Coltishall and Horstead
Coltishall and Horstead is a village in Norfolk, England. It has 4 bus stops and Coltishall railway station 0.7 km away. In June 2026, there were around 7 recorded street crimes, 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 Coltishall and Horstead area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Broadland area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 131,722 residents at roughly 239 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 12th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% 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
10°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 8° · 28% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:19
9h 22m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
8 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Public order2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Aylsham · 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 Ayls…
- 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 Ayls…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
240 reported road collisions (2025)
78 killed or seriously injured · 319 casualties · 18.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Coltishall (0.7 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hoveton & Wroxham (3.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£313,806 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Broadland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£938 average monthly rent▲ 4.1% YoY
- 1 bed £691
- 2 bed £893
- 3 bed £1,078
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,093 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: 169.7p · Asda (10.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (9.1 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: EVC The Norfolk Mead Hotel (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches12
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
131,722 residents in Broadland · 239/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,186
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,703
- Net moves+2,483
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 240 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,438 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (35% of 62,640)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
60 schools · 19,718 pupils
50 primary · 7 secondary · 3 other
Ofsted: 15 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
59 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Acle AcademyGood
- Sprowston Community AcademyGood
- Taverham High SchoolGood
- Hellesdon High SchoolRequires improvement
- Aylsham High School
- Reepham High School and College
- Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broadland
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
- 53 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
159 applications decided
91.8% granted · 146 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jerome Mayhew
Conservative
Broadland and Fakenham
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
Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition
- Lab 7
- Con 19
- LD 14
- Grn 4
- Ref 1
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,730 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£724 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,735 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 57,514 certificates
9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
56% low-carbon electricity
Gas 43% · Wind 36% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 6%
176 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in NR12
- Stalham Staithe Surgery
- Hoveton & Wroxham Medical Centre
- Coltishall Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Broadland and Fakenham:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases298 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks239 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills204 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death179 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND173 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Coltishall · 0.2 kmColtishall is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district, in the English county of Norfolk.
Coltishall railway station · 0.5 kmColtishall railway station serves the village of Coltishall in Norfolk, and is currently operated by the Bure Valley Railway.
Horstead with Stanninghall · 0.9 kmHorstead with Stanninghall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk which consists of the villages of Horstead and Stanninghall as well as Largate and Heggatt.
St Theobald's Church, Great Hautbois · 1.0 kmSt Theobald's Church is a former church at Great Hautbois, near Coltishall in Norfolk, England. During the medieval period it was a place of pilgrimage to a shrine of St Theobald; it remained in use until a new church…
Horstead Hall · 1.9 kmHorstead Hall was a country house in Norfolk that was demolished in the 1950s.
Belaugh · 2.3 kmBelaugh is a small village on the River Bure in Norfolk, England. The village is within The Broads National Park and is accessible by road from Hoveton and Coltishall. Most of the land around Belaugh - about 850 acres…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coltishall and Horstead?
- Coltishall and Horstead is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Broadland local authority.
- How deprived is Coltishall and Horstead?
- The Broadland local authority, which includes Coltishall and Horstead, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.