Harling Road’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Harling Road’s built-up area.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Harling RoadNorfolk
In Norfolk, East of England, this village has 309 residents.
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Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
309
Census 2021 · Breckland council
Median home
£295K
13 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.6
18% are 65+ · Norfolk 24%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Harling Road a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Harling Road has no grades; its figures are still real. 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 2 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 47% of households own their home with no mortgage.
What makes Harling Road stand out
The 3 things Harling Road does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
47% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Harling Road.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Harling Road: 21% commute under 5 km, below Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
87% of commuters drove, above both Norfolk’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Of the commuters living in Harling Road, 14% work in the town itself. Average household income comes to £57K a year before tax.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
21%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
30%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
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
Most households in Harling Road own their home: 82%, more than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns
14% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 3% of households, below Norfolk’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. 13 standard sales inside Harling Road’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £295,000.
£295Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Harling Road£295K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £325,000 | 8 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£928
average private rent a month, Breckland council area
£2,377
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
Burglary and damage hit Harling Road harder than Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns: 18.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Violent crime runs at 14 per 1,000 residents a year. Over the year to August 2026, 10 offences were reported in Harling Road. There were 2.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Norfolk’s towns (5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences accounted for a fifth of recorded crime.
14violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary3
Violence & sexual2
Drugs2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Anti-social0
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.
14
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
18.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Disability is less common in Harling Road, 14% of residents, than in Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
3.6% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 87% of people in Harling Road called their health good or very good, above Norfolk’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Also worth knowing: this Norfolk town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.4 miles away.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Harling Road | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 20% | 17% |
82.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Harling Road keeps more of its old housing than Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns: 31% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 2 listed buildings that Historic England records here. Scaled to its population, Harling Road has 65 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Norfolk’s towns (44) and England’s towns (39) alike.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
31%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
65
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Few people in Harling Road are 15 to 24: 10%, fewer than in Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
Graduates make up 27% of adults. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than Norfolk’s towns (24%) and near England’s towns (18%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Residents of Harling Road have a median age of 45.6.
45.6median age
Harling RoadNorfolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar22%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Harling Road | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Harling Road
12pages on Harling Road
The big questions
Safety14 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £295K · rent £928 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Watton RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.6 (men), 83.9 (women)Work & commute62% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Harling Road’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
East HarlingAttleboroughBesthorpeGristonThetfordWattonRickinghall and BotesdaleHarling Road
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harling Road | 309 | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Harling | 2,490 | 1.6 | — | C− | A | B |
| Attleborough | 11,236 | 6 | C | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Besthorpe | 1,007 | 7 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Griston | 1,361 | 7.1 | — | C− | C− | C |
| Thetford | 25,502 | 7.4 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Watton | 11,549 | 8.7 | C+ | B− | C+ | C |
| Rickinghall and Botesdale | 1,842 | 8.8 | — | A− | A | A |
East Harling, Besthorpe, Griston and Rickinghall and Botesdale have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Harling Road
How many listed buildings are there in Harling Road?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size. 31% of Harling Road’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in Harling Road?
Band D council tax in Harling Road is £2,377 for 2026–27, less than in 62% 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.
Who lives in Harling Road?
At the 2021 Census, 10% of Harling Road’s 309 residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
About Harling Road
Village in Norfolk, England
Harling Road is a built-up area of 309 people, in the Breckland 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
- 309 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Breckland
- County
- Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002896
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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