Southery’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Southery’s built-up area.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SoutheryNorfolk
A village of 1,258 in Norfolk, East of England.
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Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,258
Census 2021 · King's Lynn and West Norfolk council
Median home
£275K
47 sales in 3 years
Median age
44.7
22% are 65+ · Norfolk 24%
Degree level
18%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Southery a good place to live?
Southery has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (A−): 17.8 violent and sexual offences and 5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 2% of towns in England. The median home sold for £275,000 in the last three years, 5.8 times what households in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area earn in a year.
What makes Southery stand out
The 3 things Southery does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Norfolk 26%.
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results trail 98%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Department for Education.
How Southery grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Southery is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 2% of towns in EnglandD−Open →WalkabilityD−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £49,253; 2.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsDOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →SafetyA−Open →HealthLife expectancy 78.8 for men, 83.8 for womenCOpen →Hazard risk1.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryCOpen →Outdoors61% live within 400 m of a park; 2 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life1.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Southery.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Southery than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 18% of adults
Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Norfolk’s towns (16%) yet lower than England’s towns (18%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. Typical age in Southery: 44.7, the median. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
44.7median age
SoutheryNorfolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications27%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Southery | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 18% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsD−
Results at Southery’s schools are among the lowest in England
43% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. The town’s primary school has 83 pupils.
D−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southery AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 83 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Fewer commuters in Southery walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns: 6%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
One in ten commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The car took 93% of commuters, above both Norfolk’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted 21% of workers working mainly from home.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£49K
mean household income, before tax
2.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: more walkable than 4% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C−
Private renting is less common in Southery than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 16%
Private rents average £941 a month across the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area. The median sale, £275,000, comes from 47 standard sales inside Southery’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Owners make up 65% of households, near Norfolk’s towns (64%) and higher than England’s towns (61%).
£275Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Southery£275K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £300,000 | 29 |
| Semi-detached | £215,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 5 |
65%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£941
average private rent a month, King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area
£2,502
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
Southery records less crime per resident than 76% of UK towns
Police recorded 34 crimes inside Southery’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. 56% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.4 reports per 1,000, close to Norfolk’s towns (5) and below England’s towns (7.8).
17.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 58% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual19
Public order5
Other theft3
Damage & arson2
Burglary2
Weapons1
Theft from person1
Other crime1
Anti-social4
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.
17.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
34
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 Southery say their health is good than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 77%
6.2% of residents report bad or very bad health. The nearest A&E to Southery is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 16 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Southery: the nearest practice is 5.2 miles away.
77%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Southery | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
78.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
All 4 of Southery’s listed buildings are Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Southery has 32 listed buildings per 10,000 people, near both Norfolk’s towns (45) and England’s towns (39).
4listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
16%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
32
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Southery
13pages on Southery
The big questions
SafetyA−17.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £275K · rent £941 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Feltwell RoadSchoolsD−1 state schoolHealthCLife expectancy 78.8 (men), 83.8 (women)Work & commuteD48% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC1.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Southery’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Downham MarketStoke FerryFeltwellLittleportMethwoldHockwold cum WiltonUpwell and OutwellSouthery
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southery | 1,258 | — | — | C− | A− | C |
| Downham Market | 11,349 | 5.3 | C | C− | B− | C |
| Stoke Ferry | 1,191 | 5.8 | — | D | B+ | C |
| Feltwell | 2,919 | 6.1 | B− | C | A | C |
| Littleport | 9,170 | 6.2 | C | A | C | C |
| Methwold | 1,044 | 6.6 | — | C− | B− | C |
| Hockwold cum Wilton | 1,303 | 7.8 | — | D | A | C+ |
| Upwell and Outwell | 3,664 | 8.9 | D− | C | C | C |
Stoke Ferry, Methwold and Hockwold cum Wilton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Southery
Are schools in Southery good?
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Norfolk council.
Is Southery safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Does Southery flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Southery
Village in Norfolk, England
Southery is a built-up area of 1,258 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
- 1,258 (Census 2021)
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002786
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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