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A village of 1,997 in Norfolk, East of England.
Ditchingham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): median sale £251,000, 4.4 years of area income; rent £981 a month. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 3% of towns in England; secondary results beat 15% of towns in England.
The 3 things Ditchingham 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 Ditchingham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Ditchingham’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
26% 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 Ditchingham.
For Ditchingham, that is above both Norfolk’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). Children are 12% of the town. The median resident of Ditchingham is 51.2 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ditchingham | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ditchingham Church of England Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 65 | B |
Ditchingham sits above both Norfolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) on this measure. 12% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £340,000 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 30 |
| Terraced | £205,000 | 27 |
| Flat or maisonette | £167,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Burglary and damage came to 4.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Norfolk’s towns (6.1) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence comes to 13.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 49 crimes inside Ditchingham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Ditchingham below both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (27%). The car carried 87% of commuters at the census.
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.
On this, Ditchingham is above both Norfolk’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). Ditchingham has 10 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
In the comparison, Ditchingham comes below both Norfolk’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). Ditchingham has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 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.
| Census 2021 | Ditchingham | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Ditchingham. Best known first.
CastleBungay Castle700 m outside town, to the south
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwest · 40K visitors a year
CastleMettingham Castle2.5 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumBungay Museum600 m outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumUSAAF Station 146 Seething4.4 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteButter Cross700 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
6 notable people were born in Ditchingham.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditchingham | 1,997 | — | — | A | A | B |
| Bungay | 5,012 | 1.3 | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Loddon | 2,247 | 4.5 | — | A− | C− | B |
| Chedgrave | 1,053 | 5.2 | — | A− | A− | B |
| Beccles | 9,807 | 5.4 | B | A | C | C |
| Thurlton | 1,145 | 6.2 | — | A− | A− | B |
| Worlingham | 3,618 | 6.3 | A | A− | A | B+ |
| Harleston | 5,077 | 7.8 | B− | A− | B | B− |
Loddon, Chedgrave and Thurlton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
GCSE results trail 85% of towns in England, and primary results trail 97% (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
Ditchingham is a built-up area of 1,997 people, in the South 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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