Poringland
Poringland is a town in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 5,132. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 2 restaurants and cafés, with 19 bus stops and Norwich railway station 6 km away. There were around 29 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Poringland area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Norfolk area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 141,948 residents at roughly 156 people per km².
- Council
- South Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Police force
- Norfolk
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 48th of 294 English council areas — better than 84% of them.
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
8°CClear
- Today: 11° / 7° · 10% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:17
9h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, 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
22 reported · August 2026▲ 57% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Public order3
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Poringland · 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 Pori…
- 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 Pori…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
311 reported road collisions (2025)
96 killed or seriously injured · 428 casualties · 21.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
36 food businesses within 2 miles
- 33 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Norwich (7.1 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Norwich (7.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£307,735 average▼ 0.2% YoY
Across South Norfolk · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£981 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £696
- 2 bed £890
- 3 bed £1,107
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,101 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: 168.7p · Asda (6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (6 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
31 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: SN&B Poringland (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools6
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
141,948 residents in South Norfolk · 156/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,323
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,011
- Net moves+2,312
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 220 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,483 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (27% of 67,580)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
78 schools · 20,759 pupils
64 primary · 8 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 24 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)
74 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Wymondham CollegeOutstanding
- Hobart High SchoolGood
- Long Stratton High SchoolGood
- Diss High School
- Framingham Earl High School
- Hethersett Academy
- Ormiston Victory Academy
- Wymondham High Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Norfolk
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
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
254 applications decided
90.2% granted · 229 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Ben Goldsborough
Labour
South Norfolk
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 9
- Con 23
- LD 9
- Grn 1
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,695 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £36,102 avg
e.g. Over 55's Housing - Complex Manager, Field Service Engineers - South East, Civil Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£767 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,437 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 67,071 certificates
10.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
63% low-carbon electricity
Wind 41% · Gas 36% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 7%
152 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NR14
- Chet Valley Medical Practice
- Old Mill And Millgates Medical Practice
- Heathgate Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Norfolk:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks342 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects259 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases212 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth194 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills194 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Poringland · 0.2 kmPoringland is a village in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It lies 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Norwich city centre and 10 miles (16 km) north of Bungay. Its population has rapidly grown in the past 50 ye…
Framingham Earl · 1.0 kmFramingham Earl is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Framingham Earl High School · 1.7 kmFramingham Earl High School is a secondary school located in Framingham Earl in the English county of Norfolk to the south of Norwich.
Framingham Pigot · 1.8 kmFramingham Pigot is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Yelverton, Norfolk · 2.2 kmYelverton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Norwich and closely associated with Alpington.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Poringland?
- Poringland is a town in Norfolk, England, in the South Norfolk local authority.
- What is the population of Poringland?
- Poringland has an approximate settlement population of 5,132.
- How deprived is Poringland?
- The South Norfolk local authority, which includes Poringland, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.