North Walsham

8°CClear

• Today: 11° / 8° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:18

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

70 reported · August 2026▲ 1% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences34
• Anti-social behaviour15
• Criminal damage & arson5
• Other theft5

Neighbourhood team: North Walsham · Norfolk

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

124 reported road collisions (2025)

48 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

88 food businesses within 2 miles

• 83 rated 4–5 ★ (70 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: North Walsham (0.6 km)
• 34 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£286,315 average▼ 4.4% YoY

Across North Norfolk · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£865 average monthly rent▲ 4.5% YoY

• 1 bed £623
• 2 bed £809
• 3 bed £1,002

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

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,525 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

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Bank Loke, North Walsham (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Free Parking on Remembrance Sunday 2026· 3 Nov 2026
• Two North Walsham toilets to be closed early following vandalism· 29 Oct 2026
• 'All Aboard!’ – Major new Cromer restoration project unveiled· 26 Oct 2026
• Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2031 consultation· 9 Oct 2026
• North Lodge Park Consultation· 2 Oct 2026

Source: North Norfolk Council

102,980 residents in North Norfolk · 107/km²

• Under 16: 13%
• 16–64: 53%
• 65+: 34%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,883
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,715
• Net moves+1,168

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

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 89 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,460 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 56,720)

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

63 schools · 11,342 pupils

46 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 17 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Norfolk

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

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

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

195 applications decided

93.8% granted · 183 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Steff Aquarone

Liberal Democrat

North Norfolk

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 11
• LD 26
• Oth 3

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,885 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

61 jobs advertised · £35,904 avg

e.g. SEND Teaching Assistant, Senior QA, Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Unit

Source: Adzuna

£646 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,142 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

31% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 59,419 certificates

13.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

72% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Gas 27% · Nuclear 19% · Biomass 8%

117 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

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

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in NR28

• Birchwood Medical Practice
• Paston Surgery
• Nrp North (Nsft)

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Norfolk:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks352 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases239 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills214 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately167 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into the regulation of animal experimentation157 local signatures · 13,005 nationwide

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

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  St Nicholas Church, North Walsham · 0.1 km

  St Nicholas Church is a parish church in the Church of England in the centre of the Norfolk town of North Walsham. The building is one of the largest parish churches in the UK. The ruinous tower is a local landmark an…

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  North Walsham · 0.2 km

  North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. The town is located 8 mi (13 km) south of Cromer and Norwich is 15 mi (24 km) south.

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  Paston College · 0.2 km

  Paston College is a sixth form college located in the town of North Walsham, Norfolk. The college has been part of City College Norwich, following a merger of the two colleges, since 1 December 2017.

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  North Walsham High School · 0.5 km

  North Walsham High School is a co-educational secondary school located in North Walsham in the English county of Norfolk. The school was rated as a "Good" school with "Outstanding" leadership and management in Decembe…

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  North Walsham Town railway station · 0.5 km

  North Walsham Town railway station was a station in North Walsham, Norfolk. It served the now closed Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway lines to Melton Constable via Aylsham, Melton Constable via Mundesley and S…

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  North Walsham railway station · 0.6 km

  North Walsham railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the town of North Walsham. It is 16 miles (26 km) down the line from Norwich, between Worstead to the south and Gunton to the north. Tr…

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