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A town of 16,334 in Norfolk, East of England.
Wymondham grades A overall against UK towns: better than 89% of UK towns, and #4 of 51 in Norfolk. Its strongest subject is schools (A+): primary results beat 98% of towns in England; secondary results beat 93% of towns in England. Its weakest is safety (C): 38.3 violent and sexual offences and 9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 44%. The median home sold for £280,000 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the South Norfolk council area earn in a year.
The 2 things Wymondham 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 Wymondham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 145 buildings inside Wymondham’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1903.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wymondham.
Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 3 primary schools: 78% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 4 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. Attainment 8 at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km averages 54.9, and 65% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kett Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 502 | B− |
| Wymondham High AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,686 | A− |
| Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, WymondhamTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 434 | A+ |
Owners make up 70% of households. 13% live in social housing, below both Norfolk’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £981 a month across the South Norfolk council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £353,750 | 366 |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 242 |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 155 |
| Flat or maisonette | £171,625 | 46 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 1,207 offences in Wymondham and 147 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 53% of recorded crime. There were 9.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 17% of commuters at the census. Households had £59K a year before tax, above Norfolk’s towns (£50K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. The car carried 81% of commuters at the census. 24% of commuters who live in Wymondham also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Self-reported good health: 83% of Wymondham’s residents. 2 GP practices serve the town; 82% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 18% of residents have a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Norfolk’s towns (20%).
| Census 2021 | Wymondham | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Wymondham has 89 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Norfolk’s towns (42) and England’s towns (39). Its listed buildings include the Abbey Church of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 8% of the total. At the top of the list, 3 are Grade I and 4 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town. Line up the people of Wymondham by age and the one in the middle is 43. Among adults, 33% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wymondham | Norfolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 26% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Norfolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wymondham. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryWymondham Abbeyin townMuseumMuseumWymondham Bridewellin townArt galleryArt galleryWymondham Arts Centrein townMuseumMuseumWymondham Heritage Museumin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
145 listed buildings in Wymondham, 3 of them Grade I.
Abbey Church of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury: Photo: Abbeygarth · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Market Cross: Photo: Tim Drury from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Becket’s Chapel: Photo: David Robertson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Queen's Head Hotel: Photo: habiloid · CC BY-SA 2.0
8 notable people were born in Wymondham.
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley: E. Passingham, Public domain · Aimee Palmer: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0 · Harry Daniels: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain · James Kemp: not stated, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wymondham | 16,334 | — | A | A− | C | B+ |
| Hethersett | 7,018 | 2.9 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Little Melton | 1,049 | 3.8 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Mulbarton | 3,807 | 4.9 | A | A− | A+ | A− |
| Cringleford | 4,686 | 5.1 | A− | B− | C+ | A |
| Besthorpe | 1,007 | 5.4 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Easton | 1,436 | 5.4 | — | A− | C− | A− |
| Hingham | 2,304 | 5.9 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
Little Melton, Besthorpe, Easton and Hingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Among the strongest in England: GCSE results beat 93% of towns in England, and primary results beat 98% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
That is 3.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Abbey Church of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
About the middle for its size: 56% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C. Burglary was rare, with 8 reports in the year.
Town in Norfolk, England
Wymondham is a built-up area of 16,334 people, in the South 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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