West Raynham

11°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 7° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:21

9h 22m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

1 reported · August 2026

• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Fakenham · Norfolk

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

124 reported road collisions (2025)

48 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 12 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

11 food businesses within 2 miles

• 11 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£286,315 average▼ 4.4% YoY

Across North Norfolk · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£865 average monthly rent▲ 4.5% YoY

• 1 bed £623
• 2 bed £809
• 3 bed £1,002

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

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,525 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

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Hawk & Owl Trust (5.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Free Parking on Remembrance Sunday 2026· 3 Nov 2026
• Two North Walsham toilets to be closed early following vandalism· 29 Oct 2026
• 'All Aboard!’ – Major new Cromer restoration project unveiled· 26 Oct 2026
• Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2031 consultation· 9 Oct 2026
• North Lodge Park Consultation· 2 Oct 2026

Source: North Norfolk Council

102,980 residents in North Norfolk · 107/km²

• Under 16: 13%
• 16–64: 53%
• 65+: 34%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,883
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,715
• Net moves+1,168

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

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 89 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,460 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 56,720)

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

63 schools · 11,342 pupils

46 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 17 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Norfolk

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

• In a conservation area (West Raynham)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

195 applications decided

93.8% granted · 183 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

Broadland and Fakenham

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 11
• LD 26
• Oth 3

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,885 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£646 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,142 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

31% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 59,419 certificates

13.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

66% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Gas 34% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 9%

139 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

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

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in NR21

• Fakenham Medical Practice
• Fakenham Weight Management Service
• North Norfolk Hub 1 (Fakenham)

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Broadland and Fakenham:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases298 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks239 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills204 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death179 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND173 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  South Raynham · 1.4 km

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