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A town of 3,807 in Norfolk, East of England.
Mulbarton grades A overall against UK towns: better than 87% of UK towns, and #7 of 51 in Norfolk. Its strongest subject is safety (A+): 9.5 violent and sexual offences and 2.7 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is hazard risk (C−): 3% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £302,500 in the last three years, 5.3 times what households in the South Norfolk council area earn in a year.
The 2 things Mulbarton 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 Mulbarton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Mulbarton’s built-up area.
8% 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 Mulbarton.
Burglary and damage came to 2.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Norfolk’s towns (6.1) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 67 crimes inside Mulbarton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 16 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Mulbarton records less crime per resident than 99% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulbarton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 404 | C+ |
In the comparison, Mulbarton comes above both Norfolk’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). Mulbarton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.3 miles away. 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.
| Census 2021 | Mulbarton | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Mulbarton, that is below both Norfolk’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 10% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Mulbarton has 10 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 8% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Mulbarton sits below both Norfolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. 76% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 64 |
| Semi-detached | £272,500 | 35 |
| Terraced | £278,000 | 41 |
| Flat or maisonette | £156,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
That puts Mulbarton below both Norfolk’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). 19% of residents are children under 15. Half the people of Mulbarton are older than 42.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Mulbarton | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulbarton | 3,807 | — | A | A− | A+ | A− |
| Newton Flotman | 1,418 | 1.5 | — | A− | B+ | A− |
| Stoke Holy Cross | 1,237 | 2.9 | — | B− | A− | A |
| Cringleford | 4,686 | 3.5 | A− | B− | C+ | A |
| Hethersett | 7,018 | 4.1 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Long Stratton | 5,218 | 4.6 | A− | A | B | B+ |
| Little Melton | 1,049 | 4.6 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Poringland | 7,105 | 4.7 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
Newton Flotman, Stoke Holy Cross and Little Melton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 67 crimes inside Mulbarton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 55% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Primary results trail 67% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Norfolk council.
Town in Norfolk, England
Mulbarton is a built-up area of 3,807 people, in the South 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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