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1,303 residents make their home in this village in Norfolk, East of England. Mortgage-free owners make up 44% of households.
Hockwold cum Wilton’s best grade is for safety: police record 12 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 6.1 home and vehicle crimes. Cost of living is its weak spot (D) — the median home sold for £295,000, 6.2 years of area income. It is hard to get around without a car: 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Incomes are on the low side: the mean household earns £49,253 a year.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP. Hockwold cum Wilton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hockwold cum Wilton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hockwold cum Wilton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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The 3 things Hockwold cum Wilton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Hockwold cum Wilton’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
19% 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 Hockwold cum Wilton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, just over nine in ten commuters went by car. 1.5% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Hockwold cum Wilton counts 0.3 jobs per working resident. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown 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). Its one primary school teaches 103 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceni Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 103 | A |
Social renters account for 8% of households. Owners make up just over two thirds of households, above both Norfolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £941 a month across the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £307,180 | 37 |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 24 crimes and 6 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Hockwold cum Wilton’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up 54% of the total. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.4 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
At the top of the list, 2 are Grade I and 1 Grade II*. Hockwold cum Wilton’s listed buildings include the Church of St James, Grade I. Of the town’s 14 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 2 and Grade II* 1. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up nearly a fifth of the total, above both Norfolk’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Hockwold cum Wilton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, below both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Hockwold cum Wilton is West Suffolk Hospital, 17.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Hockwold cum Wilton | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
Children under 15 make up 15%, near Norfolk’s towns (16%) and lower than England’s towns (18%). Half of Hockwold cum Wilton is older than 47.5, half younger. 23% of residents have reached 65.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hockwold cum Wilton | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Norfolk, England
Hockwold cum Wilton is a built-up area of 1,303 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockwold cum Wilton | 1,303 | — | — | D | A | C+ |
| Feltwell | 2,919 | 1.9 | B− | C | A | C |
| Weeting | 1,883 | 2.7 | — | B | A | C+ |
| Brandon | 9,218 | 3.4 | C− | B | C | C− |
| Lakenheath | 4,567 | 3.6 | C+ | B | B | B− |
| Methwold | 1,044 | 4 | — | C− | B− | C |
| Little Eriswell | 4,120 | 5.2 | A− | B | A+ | B+ |
| Mundford | 1,563 | 5.4 | — | B− | A+ | B− |
Weeting, Methwold and Mundford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St James. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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