Paradise’s story
No listed buildings inside Paradise’s built-up area
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ParadiseNorfolk
A village of 203 in Norfolk, East of England.
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Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
203
Census 2021 · King's Lynn and West Norfolk council
Median age
56.1
29% are 65+ · Norfolk 24%
Degree level
21%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Paradise a good place to live?
Paradise has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Paradise stand out
The 3 things Paradise does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
45% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Own outright
Housing
61% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paradise.
Who lives here
Children make up only 8.4% of Paradise, fewer than in both Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
The age that splits Paradise in two is 56.1. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
56.1median age
ParadiseNorfolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications27%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level21%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Paradise | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.4% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Benefit claims run higher in Paradise, 5.2% of 16 to 64s, than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (27%). Jobs per working resident: 1.1. The car carried 90% of commuters at the census.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
45%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£47K
mean household income, before tax
5.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Paradise is a town of owners: 84% of households own their home, above Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
Just over one in ten households are private tenants. Social housing holds 2% of households, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £941 a month across the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Paradise£0K
Typical UK town£277K
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£941
average private rent a month, King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area
£2,390
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Paradise see more burglary and damage than in Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns: 18.1 per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 12 offences were reported in Paradise. The violent crime rate is 26.3 per 1,000 residents a year. There were 1.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Norfolk’s towns (5) and England’s towns (7.8). 83% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
26.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
26.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
18.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
12
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Fewer people in Paradise say their health is good than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 77%
The nearest A&E to Paradise is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 12.3 miles away. 22% of residents in Paradise live with a disability. At the census, 6.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Norfolk’s towns (5.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.6 miles off.
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Paradise | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
78.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Most of Paradise is newer: only 7% of homes were built before 1919, below Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Paradise’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
7%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Peckover House & Gardens and 4 more in and around Paradise
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Paradise. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustPeckover House & Gardens2.1 km outside town, to the west
CastleThe Castle1.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWisbech & Fenland Museum1.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumOctavia Hill Birthplace Museum1.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumFenland And West Norfolk Aviation Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Peckover House & Gardens: Theyellowtulip, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Castle: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wisbech & Fenland Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Paradise
12pages on Paradise
The big questions
Paradise’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Elm and EmnethWisbechMarshland St JamesFriday BridgeLeveringtonUpwell and OutwellWisbech St MaryParadise
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | 203 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elm and Emneth | 4,555 | 1.2 | D | C | B− | C− |
| Wisbech | 26,800 | 1.6 | D− | B− | D | D |
| Marshland St James | 1,025 | 2.2 | — | D | B+ | C− |
| Friday Bridge | 1,411 | 2.8 | — | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Leverington | 1,694 | 3.3 | — | C+ | C | C |
| Upwell and Outwell | 3,664 | 3.8 | D− | C | C | C |
| Wisbech St Mary | 1,069 | 4.3 | — | C+ | C+ | C− |
Marshland St James, Friday Bridge, Leverington and Wisbech St Mary have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Paradise
Who lives in Paradise?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 29% of residents were 65 or over and 38% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 8.4% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Paradise?
Band D council tax in Paradise is £2,390 for 2026–27, less than in 60% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Paradise
Village in Norfolk, England
Paradise is a built-up area of 203 people, in the King's Lynn and West 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
- 203 (Census 2021)
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002525
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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