Griston
Griston is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 1,540. There is 1 bus stop. There were around 18 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 Griston area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Breckland area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). 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
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 8° · 58% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:25
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US 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
21 reported · August 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences9
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Public order2
Neighbourhood team: Attleborough · 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 Attl…
- 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 Attleb…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
297 reported road collisions (2025)
93 killed or seriously injured · 402 casualties · 21 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
61 food businesses within 2 miles
- 51 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Attleborough (11.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£266,835 average▼ 0.3% YoY
Across Breckland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£928 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY
- 1 bed £665
- 2 bed £846
- 3 bed £1,044
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,035 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: 174.9p · Asda (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (11.1 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Lidl-Watton (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds2
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,583
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,328
- Net moves+2,255
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 112 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
73 schools · 17,375 pupils
55 primary · 7 secondary · 11 other
Ofsted: 31 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
66 inspected 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
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
- 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
197 applications decided
83.8% granted · 165 granted, 32 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
George Freeman
Conservative
Mid Norfolk
Recent votes:
- 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
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
- Schools1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,200 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
18 jobs advertised · £43,565 avg
e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse, Generalist Sessional Tutor, Carpentry Tutor
Source: Adzuna
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
81% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Gas 18% · Nuclear 17% · Solar 10%
82 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in IP25
- Watton Medical Practice
- Shipdham Surgery
- Hmp Wayland
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Norfolk:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases392 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth238 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks192 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into the regulation of animal experimentation186 local signatures · 13,005 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills181 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby

- HM Prison Wayland · 0.6 km
HM Prison Wayland is a Category C men's prison, located near the village of Griston in Norfolk, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
Wayland Wood · 1.7 kmWayland Wood is a 31.7-hectare (78-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife T…
Mill Lane Mill, Carbrooke · 1.9 kmMill Lane Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Carbrooke, Norfolk, England which has been conserved with some machinery remaining.
Caston · 2.0 kmCaston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Watton, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of Attleborough, and 18 miles (29 km) west of Norwich.
Wayland Rural District · 2.2 kmWayland Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Griston?
- Griston is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Breckland local authority.
- What is the population of Griston?
- Griston has an approximate settlement population of 1,540.
- How deprived is Griston?
- The Breckland local authority, which includes Griston, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.