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A town of 2,919 in Norfolk, East of England.
Feltwell grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 51% of UK towns, and #18 of 51 in Norfolk. Its strongest subject is safety (A): 11.1 violent and sexual offences and 4.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is walkability (D): 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £242,500 in the last three years, 5.1 times what households in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Feltwell 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 Feltwell is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Feltwell’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
17% 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 Feltwell.
Typical age in Feltwell: 38.5, the median. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, close to both Norfolk’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Feltwell | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 63% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, FeltwellLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 156 | C+ |
Reported offences in Feltwell came to 47 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 3. There were 1.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Norfolk’s towns (5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences made up 55% of the total.
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 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, above Norfolk’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Working from home was the norm for just over a fifth of workers at the census. Work in town: 9% of resident commuters. In 2026, 1.5% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds one in ten households, below both Norfolk’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Behind the median of £242,500: 110 standard sales inside Feltwell’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £941 a month across the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £280,000 | 69 |
| Semi-detached | £237,500 | 28 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 7 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest A&E to Feltwell is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 19 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; nearly nine in ten patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 81% of people in Feltwell rate their own health good or very good.
| Census 2021 | Feltwell | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Feltwell’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with England’s towns (16%) and above Norfolk’s towns (14%). Per 10,000 residents, Feltwell counts 21 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feltwell | 2,919 | — | B− | C | A | C |
| Hockwold cum Wilton | 1,303 | 1.9 | — | D | A | C+ |
| Methwold | 1,044 | 2.7 | — | C− | B− | C |
| Weeting | 1,883 | 4.1 | — | B | A | C+ |
| Lakenheath | 4,567 | 4.9 | C+ | B | B | B− |
| Brandon | 9,218 | 5.1 | C− | B | C | C− |
| Mundford | 1,563 | 5.7 | — | B− | A+ | B− |
| Stoke Ferry | 1,191 | 5.8 | — | D | B+ | C |
Hockwold cum Wilton, Methwold, Weeting, Mundford and Stoke Ferry 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.
Town in Norfolk, England
Feltwell is a built-up area of 2,919 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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