Fakenham

11°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 7° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:20

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

68 reported · August 2026▲ 70% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour24
• Violence & sexual offences15
• Shoplifting7
• Criminal damage & arson6

Neighbourhood team: Fakenham · Norfolk

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

124 reported road collisions (2025)

48 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

86 food businesses within 2 miles

• 81 rated 4–5 ★ (70 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Walsingham (7.5 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£286,315 average▼ 4.4% YoY

Across North Norfolk · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£865 average monthly rent▲ 4.5% YoY

• 1 bed £623
• 2 bed £809
• 3 bed £1,002

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

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,525 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

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Queens Road Car Park, Fakenham (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Free Parking on Remembrance Sunday 2026· 3 Nov 2026
• Two North Walsham toilets to be closed early following vandalism· 29 Oct 2026
• 'All Aboard!’ – Major new Cromer restoration project unveiled· 26 Oct 2026
• Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2031 consultation· 9 Oct 2026
• North Lodge Park Consultation· 2 Oct 2026

Source: North Norfolk Council

102,980 residents in North Norfolk · 107/km²

• Under 16: 13%
• 16–64: 53%
• 65+: 34%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,883
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,715
• Net moves+1,168

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

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 89 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,460 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 56,720)

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

63 schools · 11,342 pupils

46 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 17 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North 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

• In a conservation area (Fakenham)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 96 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

195 applications decided

93.8% granted · 183 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

Broadland and Fakenham

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 11
• LD 26
• Oth 3

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

• Schools4
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,885 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

65 jobs advertised · £30,773 avg

e.g. Electrician and Air Conditioning Engineer, Customer Representative - Fakenham, Student Support Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£646 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,142 disposable income per head (2024)

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

31% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 59,419 certificates

13.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

66% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Gas 34% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 9%

139 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

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

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in NR21

• Fakenham Medical Practice
• Fakenham Weight Management Service
• North Norfolk Hub 1 (Fakenham)

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Corn Exchange, Fakenham · 0.1 km

  The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Place, Fakenham, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is currently used as a cinema, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Fakenham West railway station · 0.4 km

  Fakenham West railway station was a station in Norfolk. It was built as part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line that ran from Saxby and Peterborough North to Yarmouth Beach, with branches to Nor…

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  Fakenham · 0.7 km

  Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about 25 miles north-west of Norwich. The town is at the junction of several roads, including the A148 from King's Ly…

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  Fakenham East railway station · 0.8 km

  Fakenham East railway station was a railway station in the market town of Fakenham in the English county of Norfolk.

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  Fakenham Racecourse · 1.0 km

  Fakenham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located south of Fakenham, Norfolk, England. King Charles III is patron.

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  Pudding Norton · 1.2 km

  Pudding Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 2.30 mi2 (6.0 km2) and had a population of 267 in 126 households at the 2001 census, falling to 252 at the 2011 Censu…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)