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Marsham

Marsham is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 521. There are two bus stops and the nearest railway station is Brampton, 2.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Marsham 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 06:24Sunset 19:17

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

8 reported · July 2026 60% YoY

  • Other theft3
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Public order2
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Aylsham · 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 Ayls…
  • 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 Ayls…

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

57 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 54 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Brampton (2.5 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Worstead (10.2 km):

Loading live departures…

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Aylsham (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches1
  • 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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 17 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

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 / 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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

5,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Computer science Tutoring Job in Marsham – Flexible Schedule, Online Computer science Tutor - Part Time, Become a Computer science Tutor in Marsham – Flexible & Remote

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

Grid electricity

86% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 20% · Gas 13% · Biomass 7%

60 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 Broadland and Fakenham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Marsham, Norfolk · 0.1 km

    Marsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Norwich. It covers an area of 7.40 km2 (2.86 sq mi) and had a population of 674 in 282 households at the 2001 cen…

  • Bolwick Hall · 0.6 km

    Bolwick Hall is located at Marsham, Norfolk, 1 mile south of Aylsham.

  • Brampton, Norfolk · 2.0 km

    Brampton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south-east of Aylsham and 10 miles (16 km) north of Norwich.

  • Aylsham · 2.4 km

    Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. It lies on the river Bure, nearly 9 mi (14 km) north of Norwich. The town is close to Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton Halls,…

  • Aylsham Bypass Tunnel · 2.4 km

    The Aylsham Bypass Tunnel is the only railway tunnel in Norfolk, England currently open to trains. It carries the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway under the Aylsham Bypass. The former Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Railway's…

  • Aylsham South railway station · 2.5 km

    Aylsham South railway station served the town of Aylsham in Norfolk from 1880 to 1981. The period station buildings were subsequently demolished in 1990 to allow for the construction of Aylsham railway station, the no…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Marsham?
Marsham is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Broadland local authority.
What is the population of Marsham?
Marsham has an approximate settlement population of 521.
How deprived is Marsham?
The Broadland local authority, which includes Marsham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.