Marham

23°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 23° / 16° · 65% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:20

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

4 reported · July 2026▲ 33% YoY

• Other theft2
• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Watlington · Norfolk

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

263 reported road collisions (2024)

86 killed or seriously injured · 365 casualties · 18.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

20 food businesses within 2 miles

• 18 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£273,851 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Breckland · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£925 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY

• 1 bed £663
• 2 bed £843
• 3 bed £1,041

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · ESSO (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · ESSO (10.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7 kW
• Nearest: Red Barn Events Ltd (7.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches13
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

141,476 residents in Breckland · 108/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 127 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

74 schools · 17,555 pupils

55 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 31 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

66inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Breckland

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

191 applications decided

89% granted · 170 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Conservative majority

• Lab 9
• Con 29
• Grn 1
• Ref 5
• Oth 5

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

• Schools2
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

13 jobs advertised · £26,742 avg

e.g. Storeperson, Self Employed Van Driver, Plumber / Pipefitter

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Norfolk:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office431 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s319 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test292 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases252 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

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

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  Marham Abbey · 0.0 km

  Marham Abbey was situated in the village of Marham, southeast of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. It was founded by Isabel, Countess of Arundel, in 1249 as a monastery for Cistercian nuns and dedicated to St Mary, St Ba…

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  Marham · 0.3 km

  Marham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximate 12 miles (19 km) away from King's Lynn. An RAF station, RAF Marham, is situated nearby at Upper Marham. The village covers an area of…

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  Pentney Priory · 2.3 km

  Pentney Priory was an Augustinian priory at Pentney in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England. The ruins of the priory, mostly comprising the flint-built gatehouse, are Grade I listed.

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  RAF Marham · 2.3 km

  RAF Marham is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Marham in the county of Norfolk, East Anglia, south of King's Lynn and Boston, and west of Norwich.

• Shouldham Priory · 2.6 km

  Shouldham Priory was a priory in the village of Shouldham, Norfolk, England. It was founded about 1190, and was surrendered in 1538 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

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  Shouldham · 3.0 km

  Shouldham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi) and had a population of 608 in 246 households at the 2001 census, the population reducing slightly…

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