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A town of 4,378 in Norfolk, East of England.
Brundall grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 80% of UK towns, and #10 of 51 in Norfolk. Its strongest subject is safety (A): 14.2 violent and sexual offences and 2.9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is hazard risk (C−): 2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £305,500 in the last three years, 5.5 times what households in the Broadland council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Brundall 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 Brundall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Brundall’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
8% 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 Brundall.
On this, Brundall is above both Norfolk’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.4% of the town. Brundall has a median age of 51.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Brundall | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brundall Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 277 | C− |
Burglary and damage came to 2.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Norfolk’s towns (6.1) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 125 crimes inside Brundall’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 16 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 46% 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
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Brundall has 6 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 8% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
In the comparison, Brundall comes above both Norfolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 7% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £379,997 | 152 |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 71 |
| Terraced | £255,000 | 48 |
| Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
80% of Brundall’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 | Brundall | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Brundall, that is below both Norfolk’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). 15% 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
3 notable people were born in Brundall.
Sam Clemmett: Shondaland, CC BY 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brundall | 4,378 | — | A− | B+ | A | B |
| Blofield | 2,667 | 1 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Little Plumstead | 1,915 | 1.8 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Blofield Heath | 1,430 | 1.9 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Lingwood | 2,368 | 2.4 | — | A | B+ | B+ |
| Thorpe End | 1,173 | 3.4 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Rackheath | 1,761 | 3.6 | — | B+ | D | B |
| Salhouse | 1,431 | 3.7 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
Little Plumstead, Blofield Heath, Lingwood, Thorpe End, Rackheath and Salhouse have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Primary results trail 72% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Norfolk council.
Town in Norfolk, England
Brundall is a built-up area of 4,378 people, in the Broadland 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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