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Living in North Norfolk

15 neighbourhoods · 62 sub-areas
Crime vs nat. avg
2.6× safer
2.6× safer than nat. · 38.6 / 1k / yr · #21 of 318 cities
Good schools
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Commute to hub
195 min
#307 of 318 cities
Jobs density
0.32
#277 of 318 cities
Avg rent
£856/mo
+5.5% YoY · #96 of 314 cities
Council tax
£180/mo
Estimated (Band D)
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Neighbourhoods in North Norfolk

Tap any row or map polygon to drill into that neighbourhood — hovering on desktop will preview the link before you click. Switch the tab strip above the table to focus on Affordability, Schools, Transport, Safety or Wealth — the columns swap and the default sort follows.

15 neighbourhoods · 62 sub-areas

Rent, scores and YoY change at a glance.

North Norfolk 015£743+5.5%7693
Fakenham£754+5.5%6675
Stalham & Sea Palling£771+5.5%4784
North Norfolk 016£778+5.5%7976
Cromer£815+5.5%7783
Felmingham, Worstead & Happisburgh£837+5.5%4899
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham£845+5.5%2196
Mundesley, Trunch & Bacton£856+5.5%760
Walsingham & Raynham£873+5.5%3390
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons£889+5.5%2588
Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring£910+5.5%1385
Sheringham£913+5.5%5885
Beeston Regis, Saxthorpe & Aldborough£926+5.5%2298
Holt & Weybourne£1,021+5.5%1587
Wells & Blakeney£1,048+5.5%1690

Sources: ONS, MHCLG, DfT, DESNZ, Defra, Police.uk, Ofsted, Ofcom, HM Land Registry. Some columns (salary, council tax, HPI) are published at council-area level.

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Where to look in North Norfolk

Three short answers to "where should I focus?" in North Norfolk. Each list is filtered from the same neighbourhood data above — the basis of each shortlist is stated above the list so you know what's been weighted.

Top 5 cheapest

Lowest estimated monthly rent. Rent is the LAD-published ONS PIPR median, scaled per neighbourhood by local sale prices (Land Registry).

  1. 1.North Norfolk 015£743/mo
  2. 2.Fakenham£754/mo
  3. 3.Stalham & Sea Palling£771/mo
  4. 4.North Norfolk 016£778/mo
  5. 5.Cromer£815/mo
Top 5 most desirable

Highest composite liveability — combines safety, schools, transport access and rental affordability into one 0–100 score (higher = more liveable).

  1. 1.North Norfolk 01679/100
  2. 2.Cromer77/100
  3. 3.North Norfolk 01576/100
  4. 4.Fakenham66/100
  5. 5.Sheringham58/100
Top 5 best value

Highest liveability per pound of rent — desirable areas where rent stays close to or below the North Norfolk median.

  1. 1.North Norfolk 015£743/mo76/100 liveability
  2. 2.North Norfolk 016£778/mo79/100 liveability
  3. 3.Cromer£815/mo77/100 liveability
  4. 4.Fakenham£754/mo66/100 liveability
  5. 5.Sheringham£913/mo58/100 liveability
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Cost of living

Median rent and council tax across North Norfolk.

Avg rent
£856/mo
#96 of 314 cities
Sale price
£300,638
-5.5% YoY
Yrs to deposit
5.3 yr
Rent & price breakdownBy bedroom count · property type · affordability
council-area level rent by bedroom
ONS PIPR median for the council area
1 bed£617/mo
2 bed£801/mo
3 bed£991/mo
4 bed£1,347/mo
Sale price by property type
HMLR HPI average
Detached£399,118
Semi-detached£264,565
Terraced£222,111
Flat£150,796
Affordability
Price-to-earnings10.6×
Rent / take-home36%
Council tax (estimated, full council area)£2,159/yr
Mortgage (25y, 5%)£1,582/mo

Rent: ONS PIPR (council area). Council tax: VOA + MHCLG. Sale prices: HM Land Registry.

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Safety in North Norfolk

Crime in North Norfolk runs at 2.6× safer than the national average. Best 10% (#21 of 318 cities) The supporting per-1,000-residents-per-year rate is 38.6, averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods.

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Total crime / 1k / yr
38.6
#21 of 318 cities
Crime detailTop crime types · safest neighbourhoods in this council area
All crime categories
incidents / 1,000 residents / year — sorted high → low
Violent & sexual offences
18.6
Shoplifting
5.5
Anti-social behaviour
5.2
Criminal damage & arson
3.8
Other theft
3.1
Public order
2.2
Other crime
1.5
Burglary
1.5
Robbery
1.1
Drugs
1.0
Vehicle crime
0.8
Possession of weapons
0.8
Theft from the person
0.7
Bicycle theft
0.6
Safest neighbourhoods in North Norfolk
by safety score (higher = safer)
Felmingham, Worstead & Happisburgh99/100
Beeston Regis, Saxthorpe & Aldborough98/100
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham96/100

Source: data.police.uk — incident counts adjusted for population, then averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods. National average = England + Wales population-weighted mean.

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Schools in North Norfolk

100% of schools serving North Norfolk are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Best 5% nationally (#1 of 296 cities)

Good or Outstanding
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Good w/in 2 km
0%
#288 of 318 cities
School breakdownOfsted distribution · best neighbourhoods for schools
Ofsted rating distribution
Good100%
Outstanding (count)0
Good (count)1
Requires improvement0
Inadequate0
Best neighbourhoods for schools in North Norfolk
by school score
North Norfolk 01543/100
Fakenham41/100
Wells & Blakeney38/100

Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

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Transport in North Norfolk

Modelled door-to-door commute from this council area to nearby employment hubs. Closest first.

Best hub
195 min
#307 of 318 cities
To London
195 min
Median across local areas
To Leeds
314 min
Median across local areas
To Sheffield
321 min
Median across local areas
Transport detailAll city commute times · mode share · best-connected neighbourhoods
Commute to major UK cities
public transport, off-peak typical
London
195 min
Leeds
314 min
Sheffield
321 min
Birmingham
324 min
Manchester
377 min
Bristol
416 min
Liverpool
424 min
Cardiff
437 min
Edinburgh
448 min
Glasgow
573 min
How residents travel to work
Census 2021, mode share
Car61%Public2%Active11%WFH24%
Best-connected neighbourhoods in North Norfolk
by transport score
Cromer71/100
North Norfolk 01661/100
Sheringham41/100

DfT Journey Time Statistics + ONS Travel-to-Work.

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Job access from North Norfolk

North Norfolk has 0.32 jobs per resident locally. Bottom quartile

Jobs per resident
0.32
#277 of 318 cities
5y jobs growth
-2.3%
Job access detailReachability tiers · sector mix in this council area
Reachable jobs by mode
Drive — 100 jobs8 min
PT — 100 jobs16 min
Drive — 500 jobs8 min
PT — 500 jobs14 min
Drive — 5,000 jobs45 min
PT — 5,000 jobs81 min
Local job mix by sector
ONS BRES, % of local jobs
Retail & hospitality
33.4%
Health & social care
11.5%
Education
9.3%
Manufacturing
8.8%
Construction
5.6%
Professional & business svcs
4.1%
Tech & ICT
1.0%
Finance & insurance
0.7%

ONS BRES (jobs density) + DfT job-accessibility minutes.

FAQ

Frequently asked about North Norfolk

Short answers to the questions we get most often. Each answer is anchored in the data above and links onward where you can dig deeper.

What is the average rent in North Norfolk?
The median monthly rent across North Norfolk is £856, based on ONS Private Rental Prices data. Individual neighbourhoods vary — see the shortlist above for the cheapest and most desirable areas.
Where is the cheapest place to rent in North Norfolk?
The cheapest neighbourhood in North Norfolk by estimated median rent is North Norfolk 015 at approximately £743/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.
What's the best neighbourhood to live in North Norfolk?
By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in North Norfolk is North Norfolk 016 at 79/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.
Is North Norfolk a safe area?
North Norfolk has an average safety score of 79/100 across its constituent neighbourhoods (higher is safer). The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted so 100 means the safest 1% of England + Wales.
What is council tax in North Norfolk?
The most common council tax band in North Norfolk is not yet published, with the Band D annual charge currently around £272. Council tax is set at the local authority level so the same banding applies to every postcode within North Norfolk.
What is the average salary in North Norfolk?
The median annual resident salary in North Norfolk is £28,421, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in North Norfolk, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.
What is the average house price in North Norfolk?
The average property price in North Norfolk is approximately £285,531 according to HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Individual neighbourhoods vary — typically ±20% around this council area median.
What's the rental yield in North Norfolk?
Gross rental yield in North Norfolk is approximately 3.2% — the council-area level median rent annualised over the council-area level median sale price. Net yield (after agency, void, maintenance and tax) typically runs 30–40% lower.
How long does it take to save a deposit in North Norfolk?
Saving a 10% deposit at the council area median sale price on the council area median salary, while putting away 10% of takehome pay each month, takes approximately 5.3 years in North Norfolk. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.
Is gigabit broadband available in North Norfolk?
38% of premises in North Norfolk are gigabit-capable per Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is patchier in older terraces and rural fringes — check your specific postcode for service availability.
What's the unemployment rate in North Norfolk?
2.9% of 16-64 residents in North Norfolk are on the DWP Claimant Count — Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. That's the live monthly local indicator. It's narrower than the ONS Labour Force Survey "ILO unemployment rate" (which counts anyone actively job-seeking on a separate denominator) and narrower again than Census 2021's "% unemployed" (which is calculated against all 16+ residents and so isn't directly comparable).
How many neighbourhoods are in North Norfolk?
North Norfolk contains 15 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 62 sub-areas (local areas). Browse the full list at the bottom of this page or use the neighbourhood map above to drill into a specific area.
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All sub-areas in North Norfolk

Every local area, ordered by crawl priority. Most readers want the neighbourhood-level view — these are for deep-link cases or external search-engine arrivals.