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Home to 3,418 people, this town lies in Norfolk, East of England.
A solid town with one catch. Spixworth’s overall grade, A, puts it better than nine in ten UK towns. It ranks #3 of 51 in Norfolk. Its best grade is for safety: 11.1 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 3.6 home and vehicle crimes. Homes are affordable: the median home sold for £294,000, 5.3 years of area income. The catch is walkability — one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Spixworth 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 Spixworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Spixworth’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
1% 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 Spixworth.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (34%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.5%. The median resident of Spixworth is 50.3 years old. Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Spixworth | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. At the 8 primary schools within 3 km, 57% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 53% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 45.8.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland View Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 157 | C− |
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 81 recorded crimes inside Spixworth’s built-up area, and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Spixworth has less crime per resident than 97% of them. Violence and sexual offences were 54% of the crimes. There were 2.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Norfolk’s towns (5) and England’s towns (7.8).
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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Spixworth’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. For its size, Spixworth has 18 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £46K a year before tax, below both Norfolk’s towns (£50K) and England’s towns (£55K). For 30% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Of the commuters living in Spixworth, 4% work in the town itself. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.8%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
2% live in social housing, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The private rented sector houses 9% of households. Private rents average £938 a month across the Broadland council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £327,500 | 86 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 55 |
| Terraced | £247,500 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest A&E to Spixworth is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 6.5 miles away. 17% of residents have a disability, lower than Norfolk’s towns (20%) and near England’s towns (17%). This Norfolk town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.7 miles away. Life expectancy here is 84.8 for women and 81.7 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Spixworth | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Spixworth. Best known first.
MuseumCity of Norwich Aviation Museum2.6 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteAvro Vulcan (XM612)2.6 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteFokker F27-600P (G-BHMY)2.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteHandley Page Herald (G-ASKK)2.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Siddeley Nimrod MRA.2 (XV255)2.7 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spixworth | 3,418 | — | A | A− | A | A− |
| Horsham St Faith | 1,051 | 1.7 | — | B | A | B+ |
| Rackheath | 1,761 | 2.8 | — | B+ | D | B |
| Thorpe End | 1,173 | 3.1 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Coltishall and Horstead | 2,255 | 3.3 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Horsford | 4,396 | 3.6 | A− | A− | B | B |
| Norwich | 200,744 | 3.6 | D | C− | D | C |
| Salhouse | 1,431 | 3.9 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
Horsham St Faith, Rackheath, Thorpe End, Coltishall and Horstead and Salhouse have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
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Town in Norfolk, England
Spixworth is a built-up area of 3,418 people, in the Broadland 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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