Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew
Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew is a village in Norfolk, England. It has one restaurant and café, 13 bus stops, and in June 2026, there were around 12 recorded street crimes, 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 Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the King's Lynn and West Norfolk area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 154,325 residents at roughly 107 people per km².
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Police force
- Norfolk
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 99th of 294 English council areas — better than 66% 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 9° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:25
9h 26m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, 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
19 reported · August 2026▲ 217% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Drugs1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Terrington · 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 Terr…
- We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with priorities that we will have for West N…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
277 reported road collisions (2025)
89 killed or seriously injured · 359 casualties · 17.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Watlington (12.2 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£941 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £650
- 2 bed £848
- 3 bed £1,053
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (7.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,102 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
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: SHDC The Curlew Centre (5.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
154,325 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk · 107/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,732
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,221
- Net moves+1,511
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 69 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,430 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (32% of 75,900)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
83 schools · 19,176 pupils
65 primary · 8 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 28 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
76 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Downham Market AcademyGood
- King's Lynn AcademyGood
- Smithdon High SchoolGood
- Iceni Secondary Academy
- King Edward VII Academy
- Marshland High School
- Springwood High School
- St Clement's High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · King's Lynn and West 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
- 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
250 applications decided
85.6% granted · 214 granted, 36 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
James Wild
Conservative
North West Norfolk
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Liberal Democrat / Green coalition
- Lab 5
- Con 17
- LD 2
- Ref 7
- Oth 24
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,800 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£731 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,249 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
36% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 87,439 certificates
12.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
66% low-carbon electricity
Wind 43% · Gas 33% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 7%
137 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Norfolk): 61.1 women · 61.3 men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in PE14
- Upwell Health Centre
- St John'S Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Norfolk:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills178 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth173 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers168 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks159 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK151 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Peter's Church, Walpole St Peter · 0.2 kmSt Peter's Church is an active Church of England parish church in Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, England. One of the largest churches in the county, it is known as "the Cathedral of the Fens". It is in the Diocese of Ely.…
Walpole, Norfolk · 0.7 kmWalpole is a civil parish in Norfolk, England. The parish includes the conjoined villages of Walpole St Andrew and Walpole St Peter. Walpole Highway and Walpole Cross Keys are separate civil parishes.
St Andrew's Church, Walpole · 0.8 kmSt Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Walpole, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. and is under the care of…
Walpole railway station (England) · 2.8 kmWalpole railway station was a station in Norfolk. It is now disused.
Walpole Highway · 3.2 kmWalpole Highway is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) and had a population of 685 in 266 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing t…
Walpole Cross Keys · 3.4 kmWalpole Cross Keys is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) and had a population of 469 in 182 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare King's Lynn and West Norfolk with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew?
- Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew is a town in Norfolk, England, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority.
- How deprived is Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew?
- The King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority, which includes Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.