West Runton and Beeston Regis

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 11° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:22

9h 28m 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

14 reported · August 2026▼ 7% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences7
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Sheringham · 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)

145 food businesses within 2 miles

• 137 rated 4–5 ★ (116 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

1 active warning/alert

• Flood alert: The tidal Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne

Source: Environment Agency

• Nearest station: West Runton (0.7 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£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

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: The Links Country Park Hotel and Golf Club (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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
• Council Delivers Sustainable Temporary Accommodation· 29 Sept 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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 5 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

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 11
• LD 26
• Oth 3

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés8

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

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

2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NR27

• Cromer Group Practice
• North Norfolk Hub 3 (Cromer)

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Norfolk:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks352 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases239 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills214 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately167 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into the regulation of animal experimentation157 local signatures · 13,005 nationwide

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

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  Beeston Hall School · 0.2 km

  Beeston Hall School is an independent day and boarding pre-prep and preparatory school for boys and girls in the village of Beeston Regis, near Sheringham in Norfolk, England. Founded in 1948, Beeston Hall accommodat…

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  East Runton · 0.3 km

  East Runton is a village in the civil parish of Runton in the English county of Norfolk.

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  West Runton · 0.5 km

  West Runton is a village in North Norfolk, England, on the North Sea coast. West Runton and East Runton together form the parish of Runton. The village straddles the A149 North Norfolk coast road and is 2+1⁄2 miles we…

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  West Runton railway station · 0.7 km

  West Runton railway station is a stop on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the village of West Runton. It is 28 miles 55 chains (46.2 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Cromer and Sheri…

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  Beeston Cliffs · 0.8 km

  Beeston Cliffs is a 10.3-hectare (25-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sheringham in Norfolk, England. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

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  Priory of St Mary in the Meadow, Beeston Regis · 0.8 km

  The Priory of St Mary in the Meadow, also known as Beeston Priory, is a former Augustinian Priory, located in the village of Beeston Regis, Norfolk, United Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)