Mundesley grades D overall against UK towns: better than 9% of UK towns, and #44 of 51 in Norfolk. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): 17% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is jobs & income (D−): mean household income £42,743; 3.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £302,500 in the last three years, 6.7 times what households in the North Norfolk council area earn in a year.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Mundesley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mundesley.
Who lives here
Mundesley skews older, with 40% of residents 65 or over, more than Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns
Under 15: just over one in ten residents. 7.5% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Norfolk’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Mundesley has a median age of 58.7 years.
58.7median age
MundesleyNorfolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenEnglandMen
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.
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsD
Results at Mundesley’s schools trail 92% of towns in England
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. At the one primary school within 3 km, 52% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 155 pupils attend Mundesley’s two primaries.
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
HousingCost of living grade D
Most households in Mundesley own their home: 69%, more than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns
13% live in social housing, below both Norfolk’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 152 homes sold inside Mundesley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £302,500. Private rents average £865 a month across the North Norfolk council area.
£303Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mundesley£303K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£360,000
79
Semi-detached
£265,000
26
Terraced
£246,250
34
Flat or maisonette
£136,000
13
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£865
average private rent a month, North Norfolk council area
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Mundesley’s listed buildings: 5, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 18% of the total, above both Norfolk’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%). Of Mundesley’s land, 17% lies in conservation areas, above both Norfolk’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (7%).
5listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
18%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
18
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Long commutes are the norm in Mundesley: just 20% travel under 5 km, below Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
16% of commuters who live in Mundesley also work there. Driving is how 78% of commuters got to work at the census. This Norfolk town counts 0.5 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Mundesley than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 27% of residents
8.5% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 72% of people in Mundesley called their health good or very good, below both Norfolk’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Mundesley is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 20.1 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
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.
Safety
Mundesley records less burglary and damage per resident than Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.6 per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 51% were violence and sexual offences. Violence came to 24.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above Norfolk’s towns (18.9) and England’s towns (22) alike. 101 crimes and 22 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Mundesley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
24.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 58% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual52
Public order17
Damage & arson11
Drugs6
Other theft3
Weapons3
Shoplifting2
Burglary2
Anti-social22
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.
24.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
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.
Badersfield, West Runton and Beeston Regis and Sutton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Mundesley
Are schools in Mundesley good?
Mundesley has 2 state schools; places are handled by Norfolk council.
Is Mundesley safe?
About the middle for its size: 42% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
About Mundesley
Town in Norfolk, England
Mundesley is a built-up area of 2,777 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
Population
2,777 (Census 2021)
Council
North Norfolk
County
Norfolk
Region
East of England
Area
0.6 sq mi (1.4 km²)
ONS code
E63002058
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.
