Wiggenhall St Germans’s story
2 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Wiggenhall St Germans’ built-up area.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Wiggenhall St GermansNorfolk
With 782 residents, it is a village in Norfolk, East of England.
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Fitton Oake · Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
782
Census 2021 · King's Lynn and West Norfolk council
Median home
£268K
27 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.6
24% are 65+ · Norfolk 24%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Wiggenhall St Germans a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Wiggenhall St Germans has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 26% of homes were built before 1919. 22% of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Wiggenhall St Germans stand out
The 3 things Wiggenhall St Germans does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Norfolk 26%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wiggenhall St Germans.
Who lives here
Wiggenhall St Germans has fewer young adults than Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns: 9.9% are 15 to 24
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. Wiggenhall St Germans has a median age of 46.6 years.
46.6median age
Wiggenhall St GermansNorfolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wiggenhall St Germans | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Wiggenhall St Germans
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 33% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. 104 pupils attend Wiggenhall St Germans’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Germans AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 104 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 19% in Wiggenhall St Germans, fewer than in Norfolk’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.3. 93% of commuters drove, above both Norfolk’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). About 2% of its commuters stay in Wiggenhall St Germans for work.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
20%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£53K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
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
More households own their home in Wiggenhall St Germans than in Norfolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 80%
Social renters account for 8% of households. 13% rent privately, lower than both Norfolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £941 a month across the King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area.
£268Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Wiggenhall St Germans£268K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £295,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £243,000 | 6 |
80%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£941
average private rent a month, King's Lynn and West Norfolk council area
£2,421
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
Wiggenhall St Germans records less burglary and damage per resident than Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns, at 3 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 87% of the total. Each year, 11.9 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Over the year to August 2026, 15 offences were reported in Wiggenhall St Germans.
11.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual13
Damage & arson2
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
11.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3
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)
15
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
Only 77% of people in Wiggenhall St Germans say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Norfolk’s towns and across England’s towns
The nearest A&E to Wiggenhall St Germans is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 5.5 miles away. This Norfolk town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.8 miles away. Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, below Norfolk’s towns (20%) but above England’s towns (17%).
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Wiggenhall St Germans | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
80.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.9
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
Wiggenhall St Germans keeps more of its old housing than Norfolk’s towns or England’s towns: 26% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Wiggenhall St Germans has 2 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II1
Among them · Grade II*
- Fitton Oake Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
26%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
26
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 Wiggenhall St Germans
12pages on Wiggenhall St Germans
The big questions
Safety11.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £268K · rent £941 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 80.2 (men), 83.9 (women)Work & commute36% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards67.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Wiggenhall St Germans’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WatlingtonWest WinchTilney St LawrenceClenchwartonTerrington St ClementKing's LynnMarshland St JamesWiggenhall St Germans
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggenhall St Germans | 782 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Watlington | 2,593 | 2.4 | D | C | B+ | C |
| West Winch | 2,828 | 2.6 | C+ | D | A− | B |
| Tilney St Lawrence | 1,504 | 3.1 | — | C+ | B | C |
| Clenchwarton | 2,020 | 3.9 | — | C | A | C |
| Terrington St Clement | 2,792 | 4.7 | D− | D | C | C |
| King's Lynn | 47,604 | 4.9 | D | B− | D | D |
| Marshland St James | 1,025 | 4.9 | — | D | B+ | C− |
Tilney St Lawrence, Clenchwarton and Marshland St James have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Wiggenhall St Germans
How many listed buildings are there in Wiggenhall St Germans?
2 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade II*.
How much is council tax in Wiggenhall St Germans?
Band D council tax in Wiggenhall St Germans is £2,421 for 2026–27, less than in 55% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Wiggenhall St Germans
Village in Norfolk, England
Wiggenhall St Germans is a built-up area of 782 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
- 782 (Census 2021)
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- County
- Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002421
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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