Swaffham

18°COvercast

• Today: 23° / 13° · 72% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:22

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

65 reported · July 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences23
• Anti-social behaviour20
• Other theft7
• Criminal damage & arson3

Neighbourhood team: Swaffham · Norfolk

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

263 reported road collisions (2024)

86 killed or seriously injured · 365 casualties · 18.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

74 food businesses within 2 miles

• 62 rated 4–5 ★ (54 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£273,851 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Breckland · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£925 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY

• 1 bed £663
• 2 bed £843
• 3 bed £1,041

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (5.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (5.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 125 kW
• Nearest: Market Place (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches12
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

141,476 residents in Breckland · 108/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 127 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,444 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

74 schools · 17,555 pupils

55 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Breckland

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

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

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

191 applications decided

89% granted · 170 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Terry Jermy

Labour

South West Norfolk

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 9
• Con 29
• Grn 1
• Ref 5
• Oth 5

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

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens113
• Restaurants & cafés24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,110 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

47 jobs advertised · £46,923 avg

e.g. Experienced Healthcare Assistants & Support Staff Required, Electrician, Bank Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 18% · Solar 14%

78 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Norfolk:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office431 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s319 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test292 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases252 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

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

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  Swaffham Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Swaffham Town Hall is a municipal building in London Street in Swaffham, a town in Norfolk, in England. The building, which now accommodates the Swaffham Museum and the offices of Swaffham Town Council, is a Grade II…

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  Shirehall, Swaffham · 0.1 km

  Swaffham Town Hall is a judicial building in Whitecross Road in Swaffham, a town in Norfolk, in England. The building, which is now in residential use, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Corn Hall, Swaffham · 0.3 km

  The Corn Hall is a commercial building in the Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is used as offices and as a coffee house, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Swaffham Town F.C. · 0.5 km

  Swaffham Town Football Club is a football club based in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The club are currently members of the Anglian Combination Division One and play at Shoemakers Lane. They are affiliated to the Norfol…

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  The Nicholas Hamond Academy · 0.7 km

  The Nicholas Hamond Academy is a coeducational secondary school academy status, located in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The present-day school was the product of a merger of the local grammar and secondary modern schoo…

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  Swaffham railway station · 0.7 km

  Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham, and Thetford. The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 Sep…

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