Catfield’s story
No listed buildings inside Catfield’s built-up area
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CatfieldNorfolk
A village of 710 in Norfolk, East of England.
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Photo: Adrian S Pye · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
710
Census 2021 · North Norfolk council
Median home
£279K
30 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.8
27% are 65+ · Norfolk 24%
Degree level
19%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Catfield a good place to live?
Catfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Catfield stand out
The 3 things Catfield does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
31% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Norfolk 26%.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Catfield.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Catfield than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 19% of adults
That puts Catfield below both Norfolk’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (34%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Half the people of Catfield are older than 50.8.
50.8median age
CatfieldNorfolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Catfield | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 7% of commuters in Catfield go to work without a car, fewer than in Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Catfield is below both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (27%). The car carried 91% of commuters at the census.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Bus2%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£44K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Catfield than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 7%
In the comparison, Catfield comes below both Norfolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Owners make up 74% of households.
£279Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Catfield£279K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £367,500 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £253,750 | 10 |
| Terraced | £264,000 | 7 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£865
average private rent a month, North Norfolk council area
£2,473
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Catfield see less burglary and damage than in Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns: 3.3 per 1,000 a year
For Catfield, that is below both Norfolk’s towns (6.1) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 13 crimes inside Catfield’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 69% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
18.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Anti-social2
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.
18.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
More people in Catfield live with a disability than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 23%
Catfield sits above both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%) on this measure. Catfield has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 miles away. 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.
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Catfield | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.6% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
80
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Catfield keeps more of its old housing than Norfolk or England’s towns: 23% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Museum of the Broads and 3 more in and around Catfield
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Catfield. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum of the Broads2.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumRAF Air Defence Radar Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric shipHistoric shipWherry Hathor2.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSutton Corn Mill1.5 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Museum of the Broads: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RAF Air Defence Radar Museum: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Catfield
13pages on Catfield
The big questions
Safety18.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £279K · rent £865 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street The StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80 (men), 83.5 (women)Work & commute41% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Catfield’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SuttonStalhamMarthamHoveton and WroxhamSalhouseAcleColtishall and HorsteadCatfield
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfield | 710 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sutton | 1,026 | 1.4 | — | C+ | A | C+ |
| Stalham | 3,383 | 2.1 | C+ | C | C+ | C+ |
| Martham | 3,633 | 4.7 | C | D | A− | B− |
| Hoveton and Wroxham | 3,620 | 5.5 | C− | D− | B− | B− |
| Salhouse | 1,431 | 6.8 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
| Acle | 2,268 | 7 | — | A− | C+ | B− |
| Coltishall and Horstead | 2,255 | 7.2 | — | B+ | A | A− |
Sutton, Salhouse, Acle and Coltishall and Horstead have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Catfield
Who lives in Catfield?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 27% of residents were 65 or over and 31% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 16% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Catfield?
Band D council tax in Catfield is £2,473 for 2026–27, more than in 57% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Is Catfield expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £278,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £264,000, semi-detached houses £253,750 and detached houses £367,500. Private rents in the North Norfolk council area averaged £865 a month in August 2026.
About Catfield
Village in Norfolk, England
Catfield is a built-up area of 710 people, in the North 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
- Population
- 710 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002274
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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