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With 725 residents, it is a village in Norfolk, East of England.
Burnham Market is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Homes change hands at a median £717,500. Its listed buildings number 58, with 1 at Grade I. It skews older: 42% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Burnham Market does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Burnham Market’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
34% 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 Burnham Market.
6.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Norfolk’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Burnham Market has a median age of 61.2 years. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Burnham Market | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.2% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 42% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 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 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 12% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 1.9% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Income per household averages £48K a year, before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Renting privately is how 16% of households live. Private rents average £941 a month across the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 66 homes sold inside Burnham Market’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £717,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £725,000 | 39 |
| Semi-detached | £820,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £595,000 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 46% of the crimes. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 37 offences in Burnham Market and 4 cases of nuisance behaviour. Homes saw 7.8 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, between Norfolk’s towns (6.1) and England’s towns (9.4).
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.
One GP practice serves the town; 83% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 25% of people here had a disability, above both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Asked at the census, three quarters of residents of Burnham Market said they were in good or very good health. The nearest A&E to Burnham Market is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 17.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Burnham Market | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.3% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Burnham Market’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. 34% of homes date from before 1919. Of the town’s land, 36% lies in conservation areas, above both Norfolk’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Burnham Market. Best known first.
Historic houseHolkham Hall4.5 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCreake Abbey2.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustBranodunum Roman Fort4.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionWalled Garden3.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHolkham Stories Experience4.6 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham Market | 725 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wells-next-the-Sea | 2,151 | 5.3 | — | D− | C+ | A− |
| Fakenham | 8,390 | 9 | D | D | B− | C |
| Hunstanton | 4,230 | 9.9 | D | C− | C | C− |
| Heacham | 3,978 | 10 | C | C− | B+ | C |
| Snettisham | 2,709 | 11 | B− | D | A | C |
| Dersingham | 4,753 | 11 | B | C− | A | B− |
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.
By type: terraced houses £595,000, semi-detached houses £820,000 and detached houses £725,000.
That is 32.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Village in Norfolk, England
Burnham Market is a built-up area of 725 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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