Foulden
Foulden is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 430. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Foulden area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Breckland area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 141,476 residents at roughly 108 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 109th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% 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
21°CCloudy
- Today: 25° / 16° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:17
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026
- Public order1
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: Thetford · 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 Thet…
- 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 Thetfo…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
263 reported road collisions (2024)
86 killed or seriously injured · 365 casualties · 18.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
9 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Brandon (11.9 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£273,851 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Breckland · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£925 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY
- 1 bed £663
- 2 bed £843
- 3 bed £1,041
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
141,476 residents in Breckland · 108/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 127 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,444 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (28% of 65,920)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
74 schools · 17,555 pupils
55 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 31 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
66inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Northgate High SchoolGood
- The Nicholas Hamond AcademyGood
- The Thetford AcademyGood
- Wayland AcademyGood
- Attleborough Academy
- Dereham Neatherd High School
- Old Buckenham High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Breckland
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
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
191 applications decided
89% granted · 170 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Terry Jermy
Labour
South West Norfolk
Recent votes:
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 9
- Con 29
- Grn 1
- Ref 5
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,110 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£717 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,170 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
43% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 69,315 certificates
11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
48% low-carbon electricity
Gas 51% · Nuclear 20% · Wind 17% · Biomass 10%
212 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Norfolk:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office431 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s319 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test292 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases252 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Foulden, Norfolk · 0.2 kmFoulden is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Thetford and 29 miles (47 km) west of Norwich, along the River Wissey and includes the hamlet of Beckett End.
Foulden Common · 1.2 kmFoulden Common is a 139-hectare (340-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Downham Market in Norfolk, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and part of the Norfolk Valley Fe…
St Andrew's Church, Northwold · 2.3 kmSt Andrew's Church is an active Church of England parish church in the village of Northwold, Norfolk, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Didlington · 2.3 kmDidlington is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of the English county of Norfolk.
Northwold · 2.4 kmNorthwold is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 19.72 km2 (7.61 sq mi) and had a population of 1,070 in 448 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,085 at the 2011…
Didlington Park Lakes · 2.9 kmDidlington Park Lakes is a 26.1-hectare (64-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Didlington in Norfolk, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Breckland with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Foulden?
- Foulden is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Breckland local authority.
- What is the population of Foulden?
- Foulden has an approximate settlement population of 430.
- How deprived is Foulden?
- The Breckland local authority, which includes Foulden, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.