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A village in Norfolk, East of England, home to 320 people.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Brancaster Staithe has no grades; its figures are still real. Homes sell for a median £850,000. 47% of residents are 65 or over. Its listed buildings number 7, with 0 at Grade I.
The 3 things Brancaster Staithe does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Brancaster Staithe’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brancaster Staithe.
34% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 47% of the town, higher than both Norfolk’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 4.3% of the population. Line up the people of Brancaster Staithe by age and the one in the middle is 62.7.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Brancaster Staithe | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 47% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Brancaster Staithe counts 1.5 jobs per working resident. Three quarters of commuters drove, near Norfolk’s towns (77%) and higher than England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 3% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Work in town: 11% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
14% rent privately, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Social renters account for just over one in ten households. Private rents average £941 a month across the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £900,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 15 crimes inside Brancaster Staithe’s built-up area. There were 2.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Norfolk’s towns (5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 13% of recorded crime.
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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Brancaster Staithe has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.6 miles away. The nearest A&E to Brancaster Staithe is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 17.4 miles away. A disability affects 18% of people locally.
| Census 2021 | Brancaster Staithe | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Brancaster Staithe has 219 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Norfolk’s towns (44) and England’s towns (39). One scheduled monument lies here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brancaster Staithe | 320 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wells-next-the-Sea | 2,151 | 7.2 | — | D− | C+ | A− |
| Hunstanton | 4,230 | 8.1 | D | C− | C | C− |
| Heacham | 3,978 | 8.9 | C | C− | B+ | C |
| Snettisham | 2,709 | 9.7 | B− | D | A | C |
| Dersingham | 4,753 | 11 | B | C− | A | B− |
| Fakenham | 8,390 | 12 | D | D | B− | C |
Wells-next-the-Sea has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 31% of Brancaster Staithe’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Village in Norfolk, England
Brancaster Staithe is a built-up area of 320 people, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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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