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In Norfolk, East of England, this village has 1,574 residents.
Crime is low (B+): 18.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 7 home and vehicle crimes. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D−): 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Schools are weaker too — primary results beat 17% of towns in England. Hazard risk is higher than most (D−): nearly a quarter of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Homes sell for a median £262,000, about 5.5 years of what households in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area earn.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew 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 Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew’s built-up area.
19% 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 Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew.
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.
The car carried 93% of commuters at the census. 21% of workers worked mainly from home, below Norfolk’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Household income averages £47K a year before tax. Of the commuters living in Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew, 4% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 54% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 191 pupils attend Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Curton CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 191 | C+ |
21% of residents have a disability, near Norfolk’s towns (20%) and higher than England’s towns (17%). Asked at the census, 78% of residents of Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew said they were in good or very good health. Seeing a GP means leaving Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew: the nearest practice is 2.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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.
Households that own their home make up 79%. 10% live in social housing, below both Norfolk’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). 48 standard sales inside Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £262,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £275,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £240,750 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Nearly a fifth of its homes were built before 1919, above Norfolk’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew’s listed buildings include the Church of St Andrew, Grade I. For its size, Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew has 108 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. At the top of the list, 2 are Grade I and 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 58% of the total. Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew logged 72 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 1 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 1.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Norfolk’s towns (5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of the town. Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew has a median age of 46.9 years. Children under 15 make up 17%, above Norfolk’s towns (16%) and close to England’s towns (18%).
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew | 1,574 | — | — | C | B+ | C− |
| Tilney St Lawrence | 1,504 | 3 | — | C+ | B | C |
| Sutton Bridge | 3,912 | 3.3 | D | B | C− | D |
| Terrington St Clement | 2,792 | 3.5 | D− | D | C | C |
| Marshland St James | 1,025 | 4.5 | — | D | B+ | C− |
| Wisbech | 26,800 | 4.8 | D− | B− | D | D |
| Leverington | 1,694 | 4.9 | — | C+ | C | C |
| Clenchwarton | 2,020 | 5.6 | — | C | A | C |
Tilney St Lawrence, Marshland St James, Leverington and Clenchwarton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Andrew.
Primary results trail 83% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Norfolk council.
Village in Norfolk, England
Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew is a built-up area of 1,574 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
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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