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A town of 3,633 in Norfolk, East of England.
Martham grades C overall against UK towns: better than 35% of UK towns, and #25 of 51 in Norfolk. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £241,500, 5.6 years of area income; rent £841 a month.
The 3 things Martham 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 Martham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Martham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1906.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Martham.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. 29% of residents are 65 or over, above both Norfolk’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). Half the people of Martham are older than 50.4.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Martham | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 58% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below are its two schools. Some 960 pupils attend Martham’s one primary and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martham Academy and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 312 | C |
| Flegg High Ormiston AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 648 | B− |
Private renters make up 12% of households, below both Norfolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 8% of households. The median sale, £241,500, comes from 146 standard sales inside Martham’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £302,500 | 72 |
| Semi-detached | £223,500 | 38 |
| Terraced | £196,000 | 32 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
For its size, Martham records less crime per resident than 84% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Police figures for the town’s built-up area: 96 crimes and 14 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 54% of recorded crime.
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.
Martham’s listed buildings include the Church of St. Mary, Grade I. Conservation areas cover just over a tenth of the town’s land, in line with Norfolk’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%). Listed buildings per head: 30 for every 10,000 residents of the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
Household income came to £48K a year before tax, near Norfolk’s towns (£50K) and lower than England’s towns (£55K). 26% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Also worth knowing: about 13% of its commuters stay in Martham for work. Driving is how 85% of commuters got to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
A disability affects just over a fifth of people in Martham. At the census, 6.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above both Norfolk’s towns (5.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 2.4 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Martham | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Martham. Best known first.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martham | 3,633 | — | C | D | A− | B− |
| Hemsby | 5,724 | 2.6 | D | D | C+ | C |
| Ormesby St Margaret | 2,741 | 3.3 | C+ | D | A | C |
| Caister-on-Sea | 9,095 | 5.4 | D | D | C+ | C |
| Acle | 2,268 | 5.6 | — | A− | C+ | B− |
| Sutton | 1,026 | 5.6 | — | C+ | A | C+ |
| Stalham | 3,383 | 6.4 | C+ | C | C+ | C+ |
| Great Yarmouth | 28,979 | 7.9 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
Acle and Sutton 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
Martham is a built-up area of 3,633 people, in the Great Yarmouth 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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