Trunch’s story
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Trunch’s built-up area.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TrunchNorfolk
A village of 900 in Norfolk, East of England.
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Photo: David Pashley · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
900
Census 2021 · North Norfolk council
Median home
£290K
37 sales in 3 years
Median age
64.1
49% are 65+ · Norfolk 24%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Trunch a good place to live?
Trunch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Trunch stand out
The 3 things Trunch does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
33% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
49% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Botolph; 6.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trunch.
Who lives here
An older town: 49% of people in Trunch are 65 or over, more than in Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns
Trunch sits above both Norfolk’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 8.5% of residents. Trunch has a median age of 64.1.
64.1median age
TrunchNorfolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
49%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications26%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Trunch | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.5% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 49% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Trunch than in Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns: 8%
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.
That puts Trunch below both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (27%). 91% of commuters drove to work at the census.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bus2%
Bicycle2%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
2.8%
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
Private renting is less common in Trunch than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 8%
On this, Trunch is below both Norfolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). 77% of households own their home.
£290Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Trunch£290K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £306,250 | 26 |
| Semi-detached | £229,250 | 10 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£865
average private rent a month, North Norfolk council area
£2,445
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
Trunch records less violent crime per resident than Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns, at 9.3 per 1,000 a year
In the comparison, Trunch comes below both Norfolk’s towns (18.9) and England’s towns (22). Homes see 3.3 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 20 crimes inside Trunch’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
9.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Other crime5
Damage & arson2
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social1
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.
9.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
More people in Trunch live with a disability than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 27%
For Trunch, that is above both Norfolk’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Trunch has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 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.
73%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 73%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Trunch | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.1% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 20% | 17% |
80.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Trunch keeps more of its old housing than Norfolk or England’s towns: 25% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Trunch has 156 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Norfolk’s towns (44) and England’s towns (39). Trunch’s listed buildings include Church of St Botolph, Grade I. Trunch has 14 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
14listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II12
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Botolph Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
25%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
156
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 Trunch
13pages on Trunch
The big questions
Safety9.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £290K · rent £865 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street Wades WaySchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.1 (men), 83.2 (women)Work & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Trunch’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MundesleyNorth WalshamCromerBadersfieldAylshamStalhamWest Runton and Beeston RegisTrunch
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trunch | 900 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mundesley | 2,777 | 2 | D | D | B | C+ |
| North Walsham | 12,829 | 2.7 | D | C− | C+ | C |
| Cromer | 7,522 | 5.9 | C− | C− | C+ | C |
| Badersfield | 1,490 | 7.2 | — | C+ | C− | B− |
| Aylsham | 7,183 | 7.6 | B+ | B | B | B+ |
| Stalham | 3,383 | 8.1 | C+ | C | C+ | C+ |
| West Runton and Beeston Regis | 1,463 | 8.7 | — | D | A+ | B |
Badersfield and West Runton and Beeston Regis have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Trunch
How many listed buildings are there in Trunch?
That is 6.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Botolph. 25% of Trunch’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Is Trunch expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £290,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £229,250 and detached houses £306,250. Private rents in the North Norfolk council area averaged £865 a month in August 2026.
About Trunch
Village in Norfolk, England
Trunch is a built-up area of 900 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
- 900 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002083
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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