Where is North Lopham?

North Lopham is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Breckland local authority.

What is the population of North Lopham?

North Lopham has an approximate settlement population of 623.

How deprived is North Lopham?

The Breckland local authority, which includes North Lopham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.

North Lopham

North Lopham is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 623. There are 3 bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Eccles Road, 7.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 6 recorded street crimes, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the North Lopham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Breckland area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 141,476 residents at roughly 108 people per km².

Council: Breckland
County: Norfolk
Constituency: South West Norfolk
Police force: Norfolk

56/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 109th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% of them.

Low crime86

Home affordability56

Affordable rents60

Good schools22

Life expectancy55

Low deprivation38

Employment69

Low council tax49

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

10°CCloudy

Today: 11° / 8° · 29% rain
Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:21

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

3 reported · August 2026▲ 200% YoY

Violence & sexual offences2
Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Attleborough · 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 Attl…
We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with priorities that we will have for Attleb…

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

Road safety

297 reported road collisions (2025)

93 killed or seriously injured · 402 casualties · 21 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

11 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Eccles Road (7.7 km)
3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Eccles Road (7.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£266,835 average▼ 0.3% YoY

Across Breckland · to 2026-08

Detached£363,192

Semi-detached£238,211

Terraced£192,685

Flat£108,024

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£928 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

1 bed £665
2 bed £846
3 bed £1,044

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

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

Property sales

2,035 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (8.2 km)
Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (8.2 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 22 kW
Nearest: SW Lopham (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches3
Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

141,476 residents in Breckland · 108/km²

Under 16: 17%
16–64: 58%
65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,583
Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,328
Net moves+2,255

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 112 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,444 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (28% of 65,920)

A £1,629

B £1,901

C £2,172

D £2,444

E £2,987

F £3,530

G £4,073

H £4,887

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

Schools

73 schools · 17,375 pupils

55 primary · 7 secondary · 11 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

Northgate High SchoolGood
The Nicholas Hamond AcademyGood
The Thetford AcademyGood
Wayland AcademyGood
Attleborough Academy
Dereham Neatherd High School
Old Buckenham High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Breckland

Care & health services

880 CQC-registered services

Care homes319
GP practices128
Dentists172
Homecare agencies178
Hospitals & hospices29

CQC ratings: 80% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Norfolk

Heritage & planning

Not in the Green Belt
29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

197 applications decided

83.8% granted · 165 granted, 32 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Council control

Conservative majority

Lab 9
Con 29
Grn 1
Ref 5
Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,200 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Health

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

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

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in IP22

Lawns Practice
Parish Fields Practice
Botesdale Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Norfolk:

Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation749 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK260 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases255 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately194 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks184 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

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South Lopham · 1.4 km
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Fersfield · 2.9 km
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Guiltcross Rural District · 2.9 km
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Redgrave and Lopham Fens · 3.1 km
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Garboldisham · 3.1 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is North Lopham?: North Lopham is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Breckland local authority.
What is the population of North Lopham?: North Lopham has an approximate settlement population of 623.
How deprived is North Lopham?: The Breckland local authority, which includes North Lopham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.