Queen's Hills

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:20

9h 22m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

45 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Shoplifting17
• Violence & sexual offences13
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Costessey · Norfolk

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

240 reported road collisions (2025)

78 killed or seriously injured · 319 casualties · 18.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

93 food businesses within 2 miles

• 85 rated 4–5 ★ (74 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£313,806 average▲ 2.8% YoY

Across Broadland · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£938 average monthly rent▲ 4.1% YoY

• 1 bed £691
• 2 bed £893
• 3 bed £1,078

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

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

2,093 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

• Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (9.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (6.1 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

31 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Copper Beech Pub & Restaurant (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

131,722 residents in Broadland · 239/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,186
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,703
• Net moves+2,483

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 240 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,438 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (35% of 62,640)

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

60 schools · 19,718 pupils

50 primary · 7 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 15 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broadland

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
• 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

159 applications decided

91.8% granted · 146 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Ben Goldsborough

Labour

South Norfolk

Source: UK Parliament

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)

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens51
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,730 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£724 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% 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

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Wind 36% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 6%

176 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

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

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in NR8

• Marriott'S Medical Practices
• Drayton Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Taverham · 2.2 km

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  Costessey · 2.3 km

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