Workhouse Common
Workhouse Common is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 1,200. It has no listed amenities with a count above zero, along with 13 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Attleborough, 2.4 km away. There were around 28 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Workhouse Common area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Breckland area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 141,476 residents at roughly 108 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 109th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 14° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:20
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
32 reported · July 2026▼ 3% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences19
- Other theft5
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Attleborough · 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 Attl…
- 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 Attleb…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
82 food businesses within 2 miles
- 72 rated 4–5 ★ (65 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Attleborough (2.4 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Attleborough (2.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£273,851 average▲ 2.7% YoY
Across Breckland · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (5 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Queens Street Car Park (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
141,476 residents in Breckland · 108/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Northgate High SchoolGood
- The Nicholas Hamond AcademyGood
- The Thetford AcademyGood
- Wayland AcademyGood
- Attleborough Academy
- Dereham Neatherd High School
- Old Buckenham High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Breckland
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
191 applications decided
89% granted · 170 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 9
- Con 29
- Grn 1
- Ref 5
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens13
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,110 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Norfolk:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office420 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership398 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases391 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s311 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership291 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
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Iceni · 1.7 kmThe Iceni or Eceni were an ancient tribe of eastern Britain during the Iron Age and early Roman era. Their territory included present-day Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Suffolk; it bordered the…
Swangey Fen, Attleborough · 2.2 kmSwangey Fen, Attleborough is a 48.4-hectare (120-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Attleborough in Norfolk, England. It is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.
Great Ellingham Windmill · 2.3 kmGreat Ellingham Windmill is a Grade II listed tower mill in Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
- Attleborough Academy · 2.3 km
Attleborough Academy/Attleborough Academy Norfolk (AA/AAN) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Attleborough in the English county of Norfolk.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Workhouse Common?
- Workhouse Common is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Breckland local authority.
- How deprived is Workhouse Common?
- The Breckland local authority, which includes Workhouse Common, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.