Upton (Broadland)

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 17° · 58% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:16

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

4 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Acle · Norfolk

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

204 reported road collisions (2024)

63 killed or seriously injured · 263 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

28 food businesses within 2 miles

• 26 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

1 active warning/alert

• Flood alert: The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water

Source: Environment Agency

• Nearest station: Acle (2.6 km)
• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£315,128 average▲ 7.2% YoY

Across Broadland · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£939 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY

• 1 bed £692
• 2 bed £894
• 3 bed £1,079

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · ESSO (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (10 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Acle Community Centre (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• 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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 257 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broadland

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
• 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

193 applications decided

95.9% granted · 185 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

Broadland and Fakenham

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)

• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£724 median full-time weekly pay

2% 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

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Nuclear 26% · Biomass 10% · Imports 4%

236 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.7 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Broadland and Fakenham:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership388 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s316 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office309 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases297 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test287 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Palmer's Drainage Windmill · 0.1 km

  Palmer's Drainage Windmill is located to the north of Upton Dyke close to the village of Upton in the English county of Norfolk. Upton Dyke runs westerly from the River Bure in the civil parish of Upton with Fishley .…

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  Upton, Norfolk · 0.1 km

  Upton is a village on the River Bure in Norfolk, England within the Broads national park.

• Upton with Fishley · 0.4 km

  Upton with Fishley is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, consisting of the former parishes of Upton and Fishley, including the hamlet of Cargate Green.

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  Clippesby Windmill · 1.1 km

  Clippesby Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill in Ashby, Norfolk, United Kingdom. A drainage mill, it was converted to a basic weekend retreat in 1958, retaining most of its machinery.

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  Fishley · 1.2 km

  Fishley is a village in the English county of Norfolk, forming part of the civil parish of Upton with Fishley.

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  Upton Fen · 1.2 km

  Upton Fen lies within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)