Feltwell
Feltwell is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 2,635. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 6 bus stops and Lakenheath railway station 4.5 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Feltwell 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 (IoD2025). 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
- South West Norfolk
- Police force
- Norfolk
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 99th of 294 English council areas — better than 66% 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
7°CCloudy
- Today: 12° / 6° · 12% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:21
9h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
5 reported · August 2026▲ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Downham Market · 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 Down…
- 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
277 reported road collisions (2025)
89 killed or seriously injured · 359 casualties · 17.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Lakenheath (4.4 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Lakenheath (4.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£941 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £650
- 2 bed £848
- 3 bed £1,053
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,102 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
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds9
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,732
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,221
- Net moves+1,511
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 69 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
83 schools · 19,176 pupils
65 primary · 8 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 28 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
76 inspected 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
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
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
250 applications decided
85.6% granted · 214 granted, 36 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Terry Jermy
Labour
South West Norfolk
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 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
- GPs & clinics1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,800 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
79% low-carbon electricity
Wind 48% · Nuclear 20% · Gas 20% · Biomass 11%
90 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 0 pharmacies in IP26
- Feltwell Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Norfolk:
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation749 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK260 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases255 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately194 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks184 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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St Nicholas Church, Feltwell · 0.4 kmSt Nicholas Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Feltwell, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care o…
RAF Feltwell · 0.7 kmRoyal Air Force Feltwell or more simply RAF Feltwell is a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, East Anglia that is used by the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. The station is located about 10 mil…
Hockwold cum Wilton · 2.8 kmHockwold cum Wilton is a civil parish and village in the English county of Norfolk.
St Peter's Church, Hockwold · 2.8 kmSt Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Hockwold cum Wilton in Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is unde…
Methwold · 4.0 kmMethwold is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, on the edge of the Norfolk Fens and Breckland. With an area of 49 km2 (19 sq mi) it is the second largest parish in Norfolk. It had a population…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare King's Lynn and West Norfolk with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Feltwell?
- Feltwell is a town in Norfolk, England, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority.
- What is the population of Feltwell?
- Feltwell has an approximate settlement population of 2,635.
- How deprived is Feltwell?
- The King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority, which includes Feltwell, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.