Hopton on Sea
Hopton on Sea is a village in Norfolk, England, with 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Pleasurewood Hills, 3.7 km away. There were around 13 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 Hopton on Sea area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Great Yarmouth area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,750 residents at roughly 572 people per km².
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- County
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Police force
- Norfolk
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 267th of 294 English council areas — better than 9% 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
17°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 15° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 19:17
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
26 reported · July 2026▲ 30% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Shoplifting6
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Southern Villages · 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 the Southern Villages a…
- We work with the community and local partners, while also looking at our own data, to come up with priorities for the Southern Villages a…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
178 reported road collisions (2024)
55 killed or seriously injured · 240 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
46 food businesses within 2 miles
- 42 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Pleasurewood Hills (3.7 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Somerleyton (6.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£209,164 average▲ 2.5% YoY
Across Great Yarmouth · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£841 average monthly rent▲ 8% YoY
- 1 bed £591
- 2 bed £770
- 3 bed £932
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.6 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Morrisons (10.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · ESSO (8.4 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
26 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Beacon Innovation Centre (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches11
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
99,750 residents in Great Yarmouth · 572/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 24 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
25% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,414 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (42% of 50,190)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
43 schools · 12,957 pupils
30 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 10 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)
39inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Lynn Grove AcademyGood
- Caister Academy
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy
- Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
- Ormiston Venture Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Great Yarmouth
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
- 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
83 applications decided
84.3% granted · 70 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain
Great Yarmouth
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
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 18
- Con 18
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,475 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£699 median full-time weekly pay
4.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,544 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 52,353 certificates
13.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
58% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Nuclear 28% · Wind 20% · Biomass 10%
174 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Great Yarmouth:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office487 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases475 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth365 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership306 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s299 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Hopton-on-Sea · 0.1 kmHopton-on-Sea is a village, civil parish and seaside resort on the coast of East Anglia, in the Great Yarmouth district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located 4 miles (6 km) south of Great Yarmouth and 5 mi…
- Hopton-on-Sea railway station · 0.2 km
Hopton-on-Sea was a railway station serving the village of Hopton-on-Sea, in Norfolk, England. It was a stop on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway line between Yarmouth Beach and Lowestoft. It opened in 1903 and cl…
- Potters Resorts · 0.5 km
Potters Resorts is a short breaks holiday company in the United Kingdom, operating two five-star resorts in Norfolk and Essex. The company has been privately owned by the Potter Family since opening its first location…
- Newton, Norfolk · 1.0 km
Newton was a village on the north-east coast of the English county of Suffolk. The village, which would have been in Norfolk since 1974, is now lost to coastal erosion.
Bytham River · 1.8 kmThe Bytham River was one of the great Pleistocene rivers of central and eastern England until it was destroyed by the advancing ice sheets of the Anglian Glaciation around 450,000 years ago. The river is named after C…
- Gorleston Links railway station · 1.9 km
Gorleston Links was a railway station in Gorleston, Norfolk, England; it was a stop on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway's Yarmouth-Lowestoft line. It was located on an embankment to the north of Links Road and to…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hopton on Sea?
- Hopton on Sea is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Great Yarmouth local authority.
- How deprived is Hopton on Sea?
- The Great Yarmouth local authority, which includes Hopton on Sea, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.