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Horning

Horning is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 1,098. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 5 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hoveton and Wroxham, 3.4 km away. There were around 6 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 Horning area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Broadland area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 131,722 residents at roughly 239 people per km².

Council
Broadland
County
Norfolk
Constituency
Broadland
Police force
Norfolk
73/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 11th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% of them.

Low crime100
Home affordability52
Affordable rents73
Good schools48
Life expectancy77
Low deprivation81
Employment92
Low council tax52

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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 16° · 65% rain
  • Tomorrow: 26° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:16

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Stalham · 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 Stalham for the next th…
  • Having reviewed the data and listened to community feedback, the policing priority for Stalham and the surrounding area remains as tackli…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

204 reported road collisions (2024)

63 killed or seriously injured · 263 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 14 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hoveton and Wroxham (3.9 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hoveton & Wroxham (3.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£315,128 average 7.2% YoY

Across Broadland · to 2026-06

Detached£424,569
Semi-detached£275,989
Terraced£227,429
Flat£146,038

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£939 average monthly rent 4.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £692
  • 2 bed £894
  • 3 bed £1,079

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Norfolk River Cottages (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

131,722 residents in Broadland · 239/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 257 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,438 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (35% of 62,640)

A £1,625
B £1,896
C £2,167
D £2,438
E £2,980
F £3,521
G £4,063
H £4,876

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

60 schools · 19,718 pupils

50 primary · 7 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 15 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

59inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Acle AcademyGood
  • Sprowston Community AcademyGood
  • Taverham High SchoolGood
  • Hellesdon High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Aylsham High School
  • Reepham High School and College
  • Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broadland

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

  • In a conservation area (Horning)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

193 applications decided

95.9% granted · 185 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Steff Aquarone

Liberal Democrat

North Norfolk

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition

  • Lab 7
  • Con 19
  • LD 14
  • Grn 4
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£724 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,735 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 57,514 certificates

9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

72% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Nuclear 26% · Gas 16% · Imports 13%

74 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Norfolk:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Horning · 0.6 km

    Horning is an ancient village and parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11 km2 and had a population of approximately 1,100 in the 2021 census. Horning parish lies on the northern bank of the Ri…

  • Hoveton Little Broad · 0.9 km

    Hoveton Little Broad, also known as Black Horse Broad, is a secluded broad of fairly open aspect, in the middle reaches of the River Bure between Hoveton and Horning, Norfolk, in The Norfolk Broads. Privately owned, i…

  • Cockshoot Broad · 1.1 km

    Cockshoot Broad is a 5-hectare (12-acre) nature reserve north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Bure Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest, and…

  • Bewilderwood · 1.1 km

    BeWILDerwood is an adventure park for families located in Horning, a parish in the English county of Norfolk. Self-described as a "curious treehouse adventure," the attraction is situated in a woodland area and featu…

  • RAF Air Defence Radar Museum · 1.2 km

    The Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Museum is a museum on the site of the former Royal Air Force radar and control base RAF Neatishead, close to the village of Horning in Norfolk, England.

  • RRH Neatishead · 1.2 km

    Remote Radar Head Neatishead, and commonly abbreviated RRH Neatishead, is an air defence radar site operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It is located approximately 11 kilometres northeast of Norwich in the county o…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Horning?
Horning is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Broadland local authority.
What is the population of Horning?
Horning has an approximate settlement population of 1,098.
How deprived is Horning?
The Broadland local authority, which includes Horning, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.