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13% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The town has 3,620 residents and lies in Norfolk, East of England.
Several subjects drag its grade down. Taken together, its subjects give Hoveton and Wroxham a C− overall, better than nearly a fifth of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #33 of 51 in Norfolk. Buying in is costly: a typical home costs £385,000 and rent runs £899 a month. Hazards are a real consideration: 4.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B− for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Hoveton and Wroxham 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 Hoveton and Wroxham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Hoveton and Wroxham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
13% 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 Hoveton and Wroxham.
Graduates make up 25% of adults. Children under 15 make up 13%, below Norfolk’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 7.2% of residents. Hoveton and Wroxham has a median age of 56.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Hoveton and Wroxham | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 38% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 49.3, and 59% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its two schools are below. Hoveton and Wroxham’s one primary and one secondary have 946 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Community Primary School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 221 | D |
| Broadland High Ormiston AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 725 | B+ |
74% of households own their home, higher than both Norfolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 14% of households. Hoveton and Wroxham is the second most expensive of the 52 towns in Norfolk, at £385,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £450,000 | 94 |
| Semi-detached | £275,000 | 23 |
| Terraced | £190,000 | 17 |
| Flat or maisonette | £163,500 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
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.
85% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 2% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both Norfolk’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%). About 18% of its commuters stay in Hoveton and Wroxham for work. For every resident in work, Hoveton and Wroxham has 1.4 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
56% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 169 recorded crimes inside Hoveton and Wroxham’s built-up area, and 18 reports of anti-social behaviour. Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 6.5 per 1,000 residents a year.
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 nearest A&E to Hoveton and Wroxham is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 10.3 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 87% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Hoveton and Wroxham | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.3% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Hoveton and Wroxham’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. It counts 13 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hoveton and Wroxham. Best known first.
Heritage railwayBure Valley Railwayin town
Historic houseHoveton Hall600 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRAF Air Defence Radar Museum2.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumBarton House Railwayin townTheme parkTheme parkBeWilderwood Norwich1.6 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumWoodbastwick Forge2.8 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
13 listed buildings in Hoveton and Wroxham, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St John: Photo: Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wroxham Signal Box: Photo: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Rivercroft Cottage: Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wroxham Bridge: Photo: Glen Denny · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoveton and Wroxham | 3,620 | — | C− | D− | B− | B− |
| Salhouse | 1,431 | 2.4 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
| Coltishall and Horstead | 2,255 | 2.5 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Rackheath | 1,761 | 3.4 | — | B+ | D | B |
| Spixworth | 3,418 | 4.1 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Blofield Heath | 1,430 | 4.3 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Little Plumstead | 1,915 | 4.4 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Thorpe End | 1,173 | 4.5 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
Salhouse, Coltishall and Horstead, Rackheath, Blofield Heath, Little Plumstead and Thorpe End 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £385,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £163,500, terraced houses £190,000, semi-detached houses £275,000 and detached houses £450,000.
Town in Norfolk, England
Hoveton and Wroxham is a built-up area of 3,620 people, in the North 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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