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The village, home to 2,020 people, lies in Norfolk, East of England.
Clenchwarton’s strongest subject is safety: 12.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 4.8 home and vehicle crimes. The weak point is schools (D) — primary results beat 15% of towns in England; secondary results beat 25% of towns in England. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes sell for a median £253,750, about 5.4 years of what households in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area earn.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Clenchwarton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Clenchwarton 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 Clenchwarton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Clenchwarton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Clenchwarton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
7% 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 Clenchwarton.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.5% of the town, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. Typical age in Clenchwarton: 53.5, the median. Graduates make up 19% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Clenchwarton | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. Key Stage 2 results at the 9 primary schools within 3 km: 53% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 36% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 43.6.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clenchwarton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 205 | B− |
Of all the crimes, 51% were violence and sexual offences. Reported offences in Clenchwarton came to 41 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 4. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3 reports per 1,000, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (5) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: a fifth of workers, below both Norfolk’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (31%). Average household income comes to £44K a year before tax. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. For every resident in work, Clenchwarton has 0.3 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Norfolk’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). Clenchwarton counts 3 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade II*. It has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social renters account for 8% of households. Owners make up just over four in five households, higher than both Norfolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Also worth knowing: half of the 72 standard sales inside Clenchwarton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £253,750.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £306,000 | 46 |
| Semi-detached | £247,000 | 26 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
At the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, above Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. 6.8% of residents report bad or very bad health. There is no GP practice in Clenchwarton: the nearest is 2.2 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Clenchwarton | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Clenchwarton. Best known first.
MuseumTrue's Yard Fisherfolk Museum1.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumStories of Lynn1.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumThe Lynn Museum2.1 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt galleryFermoy Art Gallery1.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumSt George's Guildhall1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clenchwarton | 2,020 | — | — | C | A | C |
| Terrington St Clement | 2,792 | 2.4 | D− | D | C | C |
| King's Lynn | 47,604 | 2.9 | D | B− | D | D |
| West Winch | 2,828 | 3.8 | C+ | D | A− | B |
| Tilney St Lawrence | 1,504 | 4.8 | — | C+ | B | C |
| Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew | 1,574 | 5.6 | — | C | B+ | C− |
| Watlington | 2,593 | 6 | D | C | B+ | C |
| Sutton Bridge | 3,912 | 7 | D | B | C− | D |
Tilney St Lawrence and Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew 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 75% of towns in England, and primary results trail 85% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Norfolk council.
Village in Norfolk, England
Clenchwarton is a built-up area of 2,020 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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