Dersingham
Dersingham is a town in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 4,640. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 4 restaurants and cafés, along with 14 bus stops. There were around 8 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 Dersingham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the King's Lynn and West Norfolk area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 154,325 residents at roughly 107 people per km².
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Police force
- Norfolk
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 98th of 294 English council areas — better than 67% 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
17°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 16° · 65% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:20
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
10 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Other theft1
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Dersingham and Gayton · 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 Ders…
- We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with priorities that we will have for West N…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
292 reported road collisions (2024)
104 killed or seriously injured · 397 casualties · 18.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
26 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kings Lynn (12.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£940 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY
- 1 bed £650
- 2 bed £848
- 3 bed £1,051
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (7.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (8.9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Visitor Centre (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
154,325 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk · 107/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 79 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,430 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (32% of 75,900)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
82 schools · 19,176 pupils
64 primary · 8 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 28 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
76inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Downham Market AcademyGood
- King's Lynn AcademyGood
- Smithdon High SchoolGood
- Iceni Secondary Academy
- King Edward VII Academy
- Marshland High School
- Springwood High School
- St Clement's High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · King's Lynn and West 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
- 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
308 applications decided
89.6% granted · 276 granted, 32 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
James Wild
Conservative
North West Norfolk
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Liberal Democrat / Green coalition
- Lab 5
- Con 17
- LD 2
- Ref 7
- Oth 24
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,690 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £50,191 avg
e.g. PLVE Dentist, GP Receptionist, Become a German Tutor in Dersingham – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£731 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,249 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
36% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 87,439 certificates
12.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
57% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 23% · Biomass 6%
171 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Norfolk:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s336 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership332 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office321 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test270 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership252 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby

Dersingham railway station · 0.7 kmDersingham was a railway station on the King's Lynn to Hunstanton line which served the village of Dersingham, a few miles north of King's Lynn, in Norfolk, England.
North West Norfolk · 1.8 kmNorth West Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by James Wild, a Conservative.
Sandringham House · 2.0 kmSandringham House is a country house in the parish of Sandringham, Norfolk, England. It is one of the royal residences of Charles III, whose grandfather, George VI, and great-grandfather, George V, both died there. Th…
St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham · 2.0 kmSt Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham is a Church of England parish church in Norfolk, England. It is situated next to Sandringham House, and members of the British royal family regularly attend services when in resid…
Ingoldisthorpe · 2.1 kmIngoldisthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dersingham?
- Dersingham is a town in Norfolk, England, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority.
- What is the population of Dersingham?
- Dersingham has an approximate settlement population of 4,640.
- How deprived is Dersingham?
- The King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority, which includes Dersingham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.