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A town of 11,632 in Norfolk, East of England.
Bradwell grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 22% of UK towns, and #30 of 51 in Norfolk. Its strongest subject is safety (B): 19.3 violent and sexual offences and 8.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £255,000, 5.9 years of area income; rent £841 a month.
The 3 things Bradwell does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bradwell is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Bradwell’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bradwell. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreat Yarmouth Grey Friary1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkJoyland2.4 km outside town, to the northeast
PierBritannia Pier2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumTime & Tide Museum1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
PierWellington Pier, Great Yarmouth1.8 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bradwell.
On this, Bradwell is below both Norfolk’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (34%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. The median resident of Bradwell is 47.2 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bradwell | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 458 | B− |
| Lynn Grove AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,113 | C− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bradwell has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 1% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
In the comparison, Bradwell comes above both Norfolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 10% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £321,250 | 258 |
| Semi-detached | £232,500 | 232 |
| Terraced | £204,500 | 105 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Bradwell, that is above both Norfolk’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). 12% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 519 crimes inside Bradwell’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 118 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 50% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
80% of Bradwell’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 79% across Norfolk’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Bradwell | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradwell | 11,632 | — | C− | D | B | C+ |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 24,474 | 0.9 | D | C | C− | D |
| Belton | 3,603 | 1.8 | D | D | B+ | C |
| Great Yarmouth | 28,979 | 2.5 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Hopton on Sea | 2,575 | 2.9 | C− | D | C | C |
| Corton | 1,134 | 4.6 | — | A | B+ | B− |
| Caister-on-Sea | 9,095 | 5.1 | D | D | C+ | C |
| Freethorpe | 1,050 | 6.2 | — | A− | A− | B− |
Corton and Freethorpe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 83% of towns in England, and primary results trail 78% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Town in Norfolk, England
Bradwell is a built-up area of 11,632 people, in the Great Yarmouth council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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