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A town of 7,087 in Norfolk, East of England.
Sheringham grades C overall against UK towns: better than 34% of UK towns, and #26 of 51 in Norfolk. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 25% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £336,000, 7.4 years of area income; rent £865 a month.
The 3 things Sheringham 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 Sheringham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Sheringham’s built-up area.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 6 old photos and postcards going back to 1794.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Sheringham. Best known first.
MuseumSheringham Museum at The Moin town
MuseumFishermen's Lifeboat Museumin town
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall3.2 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleGresham Castle3.1 km outside town, to the south
Heritage railwayNorth Norfolk Railway2.6 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sheringham.
In the comparison, Sheringham comes above both Norfolk’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). 11% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Sheringham is 59.3 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Sheringham | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 40% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheringham Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 398 | C+ |
| Sheringham High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 630 | C |
For Sheringham, that is above both Norfolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 9% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £440,000 | 169 |
| Semi-detached | £314,000 | 71 |
| Terraced | £280,000 | 67 |
| Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | 116 |
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 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 72% of commuters, below Norfolk’s towns (77%) and close to England’s towns (70%). The average household earns £45K a year before tax.
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.
Sheringham sits above both Norfolk’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) on this measure. Sheringham has 4 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. For its size, Sheringham has 6 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police recorded 326 crimes inside Sheringham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 59 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 58% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent 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
That puts Sheringham above both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Sheringham is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 22.3 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 | Sheringham | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
4 listed buildings in Sheringham.
Presbytery attached to the Church of St Joseph, Sheringham: Photo: Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sheringham and Beeston War Memorial: Photo: Wonderwoman72uk · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheringham | 7,087 | — | C | D | B | B |
| West Runton and Beeston Regis | 1,463 | 0.7 | — | D | A+ | B |
| Cromer | 7,522 | 4 | C− | C− | C+ | C |
| Holt | 4,014 | 5.2 | D | D− | C | B |
| Briston | 1,983 | 8.7 | — | D | A− | B |
| Melton Constable | 1,176 | 9.2 | — | C+ | A− | B |
| Mundesley | 2,777 | 10 | D | D | B | C+ |
| Aylsham | 7,183 | 10 | B+ | B | B | B+ |
West Runton and Beeston Regis, Briston and Melton Constable have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 74% of towns in England, and primary results trail 73% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Sheringham has 3 state schools; places are handled by Norfolk council.
Town in Norfolk, England
Sheringham is a built-up area of 7,087 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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