Horsham St Faith
Horsham St Faith is a town or village in Norfolk, England, with 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Coltishall, 6.9 km away. There were around 9 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 Horsham St Faith 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.
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 11th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% 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
14°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 14° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:19
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
9 reported · July 2026▼ 40% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Vehicle crime3
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Drugs1
Neighbourhood team: Hellesdon and Horsford · 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 Hell…
- 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 Hell…
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
136 food businesses within 2 miles
- 115 rated 4–5 ★ (94 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Norwich (6.6 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Norwich (6.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£315,128 average▲ 7.2% YoY
Across Broadland · to 2026-06
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (8.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (2.1 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
49 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Norwich Airport Park and Ride (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds2
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 19 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
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,635 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
12 jobs advertised · £30,730 avg
e.g. Nursery Room Leader, Nursery Practitioner Level 3 SEN Specialist, Nights - Team Member
Source: Adzuna
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
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 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
- Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith · 0.6 km
Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, consisting of the former parishes of Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith. Collectively they are known as St Faiths. It covers a…
Horsham St Faith · 0.6 kmHorsham St Faith is a village in the English county of Norfolk, within the civil parish of Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith.
City of Norwich Aviation Museum · 0.6 kmThe City of Norwich Aviation Museum is a volunteer-run museum and charitable trust dedicated to the preservation of the aviation history of the county of Norfolk, England. The museum is located on the northern edge of…
RAF Horsham St Faith · 0.8 kmRoyal Air Force Horsham St Faith or more simply RAF Horsham St Faith is a former Royal Air Force station near Norwich, Norfolk, England which was operational from 1939 to 1963. It was then developed as Norwich Interna…
Norwich Airport · 0.8 kmNorwich Airport is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, 2.5 miles north of the city of Norwich. In 2023, Norwich Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in East Anglia.
- Manor Park, Horsford · 1.7 km
Manor Park is a cricket ground at Horsford in Norfolk. The ground, which is on the northern edge of the city of Norwich, was the main home ground of Norfolk County Cricket Club between 2001 and 2024. The ground is own…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Horsham St Faith?
- Horsham St Faith is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Broadland local authority.
- How deprived is Horsham St Faith?
- The Broadland local authority, which includes Horsham St Faith, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.