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Saxlingham Nethergate

Saxlingham Nethergate is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 688. There are 5 bus stops serving the area. In June 2026, there was 1 recorded street crime, 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 Saxlingham Nethergate area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Norfolk area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
64/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 49th of 294 English council areas — better than 83% of them.

Low crime98
Home affordability52
Affordable rents66
Good schools11
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation71
Employment82
Low council tax38

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

22°CSunny

  • Today: 23° / 14° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:19

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

Crime

No street-level crime recorded here.

Road safety

267 reported road collisions (2024)

77 killed or seriously injured · 372 casualties · 18.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 14 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Norwich (10.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£312,124 average 2% YoY

Across South Norfolk · to 2026-06

Detached£428,838
Semi-detached£276,890
Terraced£230,011
Flat£134,548

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£981 average monthly rent 3.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £696
  • 2 bed £890
  • 3 bed £1,107

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (8.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (8.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: Dunston Hall Hotel (4.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 225 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,483 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 67,580)

A £1,655
B £1,931
C £2,207
D £2,483
E £3,035
F £3,586
G £4,138
H £4,966

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%)

74inspected 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

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

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Saxlingham Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 48 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

211 applications decided

92.4% granted · 195 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Ben Goldsborough

Labour

South Norfolk

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,590 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

7 jobs advertised

e.g. Online GCSE Tutor - Part Time, Wiz Security Engineer, Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time

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

89% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Solar 26% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 12%

50 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Norfolk:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Saxlingham Nethergate · 0.2 km

    Saxlingham Nethergate is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Norwich.

  • Smockmill Common · 1.3 km

    Smockmill Common is a 10-hectare (25-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the eastern outskirts of Newton Flotman in Norfolk. It is owned by the Shotesham Estate and managed by South Norfolk District Council.

  • Newton Flotman · 1.8 km

    Newton Flotman, meaning new farm or settlement, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, lies about 7 miles south of Norwich on the A140 road between Tasburgh and Swainsthorpe. The River Tas flo…

  • A140 road · 2.4 km

    The A140 is an 'A-class' road in Norfolk and Suffolk, East Anglia, England partly following the route of the Roman Pye Road. It runs from the A14 near Needham Market to the A149 south of Cromer. It is of primary statu…

  • Shotesham Common · 2.4 km

    Shotesham Common is a 21.6-hectare (53-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Norwich in Norfolk, England.

  • Shotesham · 2.9 km

    Shotesham is a village in South Norfolk which lies approximately 5 miles south of Norwich. It sits next to Stoke Holy Cross and Saxlingham Nethergate in the valley of the River Tas. It covers an area of 14.50 km2 (5.6…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Saxlingham Nethergate?
Saxlingham Nethergate is a town in Norfolk, England, in the South Norfolk local authority.
What is the population of Saxlingham Nethergate?
Saxlingham Nethergate has an approximate settlement population of 688.
How deprived is Saxlingham Nethergate?
The South Norfolk local authority, which includes Saxlingham Nethergate, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.