Narborough

21°CSunny

• Today: 22° / 15° · 45% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:20

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

14 reported · July 2026▲ 75% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences7
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Swaffham · 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)

9 food businesses within 2 miles

• 7 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 4 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

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: The Green Britain Centre (7.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds1

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
• 7 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

Terry Jermy

Labour

South West Norfolk

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

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

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

16 jobs advertised · £67,600 avg

e.g. Online Psychology Tutoring Job in Narborough (Leicestershire) – Flexible Schedule, Online French Tutor - Part Time, Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 21% · Biomass 6%

171 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

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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  Narborough, Norfolk · 0.2 km

  Narborough is a village of 1405 hectares in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, with a population of 1,094 at the 2011 census. It is situated in the Nar Valley, with the river Nar flowing through on its way to…

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  Narborough Watermill · 0.4 km

  Narborough Watermill is located on the river Nar, within the village of Narborough in the English county of Norfolk. The watermill is thought to have been built around 1780 and is a Grade II listed building

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  Narborough and Pentney railway station · 0.9 km

  Narborough and Pentney station was in Norfolk, serving the villages of Narborough and Pentney.

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  Narborough Bone Mill · 1.6 km

  Narborough Bone Mill was a watermill that operated on the River Nar in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The watermill was 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream of the village of Narborough. The mill was built in the ea…

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  Narborough Railway Line · 2.0 km

  Narborough Railway Line or Narborough Railway Embankment is a 7.9-hectare (20-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It is a former railway embankment which…

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  Narford · 2.1 km

  Narford is situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 970 hectares. Narford village has all but disappeared, with a population of only 41. At the 2011 Census the population of the area remain…

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