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This village in Norfolk, East of England has a population of 1,051.
Recorded crime is low (A): police record 13 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 5.7 home and vehicle crimes. People here tend to be in good health (B+): life expectancy 81.7 for men, 84.8 for women. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. At a median £340,000, a home costs 6.2 times the yearly income of households in the Broadland council area.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Horsham St Faith has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Horsham St Faith 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 Horsham St Faith is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Horsham St Faith’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
14% 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 Horsham St Faith.
19 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Horsham St Faith’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Horsham St Faith has less crime per resident than 73% of them. Violence and sexual offences made up just over two fifths 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 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £46K a year before tax. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, below both Norfolk’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. For every resident in work, Horsham St Faith has 0.9 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Half of Horsham St Faith is older than 49.7, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Horsham St Faith | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 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
The nearest A&E to Horsham St Faith is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 5.6 miles away. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.7 miles off. A disability affects 18% of people in the town.
| Census 2021 | Horsham St Faith | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Horsham St Faith’s land, 22% lies in conservation areas, above Norfolk’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Its listed buildings include the Church of the Blessed Virgin and St Andrew, Grade I. Historic England’s list names 16 listed buildings in the town: 2 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds just over one in ten households, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). One in ten households are private tenants. From September 2023 to August 2026, 47 homes sold inside Horsham St Faith’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £340,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £422,500 | 25 |
| Semi-detached | £287,500 | 14 |
| Terraced | £232,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Horsham St Faith. Best known first.
MuseumCity of Norwich Aviation Museum300 m outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteAvro Vulcan (XM612)300 m outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteFokker F27-600P (G-BHMY)400 m outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteHandley Page Herald (G-ASKK)400 m outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Siddeley Nimrod MRA.2 (XV255)400 m outside town, to the southwestPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsham St Faith | 1,051 | — | — | B | A | B+ |
| Spixworth | 3,418 | 1.7 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Horsford | 4,396 | 2 | A− | A− | B | B |
| Taverham and Drayton | 14,989 | 3.1 | A | B | A | B+ |
| Norwich | 200,744 | 3.5 | D | C− | D | C |
| Costessey | 2,608 | 3.6 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Hevingham | 1,039 | 3.9 | — | B+ | A | B− |
| Coltishall and Horstead | 2,255 | 4.3 | — | B+ | A | A− |
Hevingham and Coltishall and Horstead have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include The Priory. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Village in Norfolk, England
Horsham St Faith is a built-up area of 1,051 people, in the Broadland 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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