Hindolveston
Hindolveston is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 598. There were around 7 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 Hindolveston area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Norfolk area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 102,980 residents at roughly 107 people per km².
- Council
- North Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Broadland
- Police force
- Norfolk
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 128th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% 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°CSunny
- Today: 25° / 15° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:16
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
- Other crime2
Neighbourhood team: Fakenham · Norfolk
Local policing priorities
- We work with the community and local partners, while also looking at our own data, to come up with priorities for Fakenham for the next t…
- Having reviewed the data and listened to community feedback, the policing priority for Fakenham and the surrounding area remains as tackl…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
151 reported road collisions (2024)
48 killed or seriously injured · 218 casualties · 14.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£300,273 average▲ 1.7% YoY
Across North Norfolk · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£864 average monthly rent▲ 5% YoY
- 1 bed £623
- 2 bed £808
- 3 bed £1,001
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Morrisons (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Morrisons (10.3 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- New supermarket for Holt approved· 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Neighbourhood Plan for Tunstead with Sco Ruston nearing final stages· 7 Sept 2026
- Work to commence for Overstrand Coastal Management Scheme· 4 Sept 2026
- Open Letter to LINK Regarding the Fakenham Banking Hub· 18 Aug 2026
- Driving Investment Through Prosperity Fund Grants· 14 Aug 2026
Source: North Norfolk Council
Population
102,980 residents in North Norfolk · 107/km²
- Under 16: 13%
- 16–64: 53%
- 65+: 34%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 94 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
63 schools · 11,342 pupils
46 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 17 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)
55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Alderman Peel High SchoolGood
- North Walsham High SchoolGood
- Sheringham High SchoolGood
- Stalham High SchoolGood
- Broadland High Ormiston Academy
- Cromer Academy
- Fakenham Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North 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
- 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
215 applications decided
94.4% granted · 203 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jerome Mayhew
Conservative
Broadland and Fakenham
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 11
- LD 26
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
4,900 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised
e.g. Online German Tutor - Part Time, Online German Tutoring Job in Hindolveston – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 48% · Nuclear 21% · Wind 18% · Biomass 9%
200 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Broadland and Fakenham:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership388 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s316 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office309 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases297 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test287 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Hindolveston Windmill · 0.2 kmHindolveston Windmill is a tower mill in Hindolveston, Norfolk, United Kindgom. It was built in 1844. The mill was working until 1937. It was truncated during World War II and converted to residential use in 1948.
Hindolveston · 0.5 kmHindolveston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish also includes the hamlets of Nethergate and Thurning.
Hindolvestone railway station · 0.9 kmHindolvestone railway station was in North Norfolk, England. It was part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway branch from Melton Constable to Norwich. It opened in 1882 and closed in 1959. It served the sma…
Nethergate, Norfolk · 1.8 kmNethergate is a hamlet within the civil parish of Hindolveston in the English county of Norfolk. The hamlet is 15.9 miles (25.6 km) west-south-west of Cromer, 19.3 miles (31.1 km) north-north-west of Norwich and 124 m…
Wood Norton, Norfolk · 2.9 kmWood Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Fakenham and 19 mi (31 km) north-west of Norwich.
Swanton Novers · 3.4 kmSwanton Novers is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 15.1 miles (24.3 km) west-south-west of Cromer, 23.1 miles (37.2 km) north-north-west of Norwich and 123 kilometres (76 m…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hindolveston?
- Hindolveston is a town in Norfolk, England, in the North Norfolk local authority.
- What is the population of Hindolveston?
- Hindolveston has an approximate settlement population of 598.
- How deprived is Hindolveston?
- The North Norfolk local authority, which includes Hindolveston, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.