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A village of 610 in Northumberland, North East.
Norham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Norham does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Norham’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
45% 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 Norham.
12% of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.5% of the town, below both Northumberland’s towns (9.4%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Norham in two is 56.3.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Norham | Northumberland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.4% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northumberland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. Its one primary school teaches 29 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 29 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Norham counts 0.6 jobs per working resident. The car took 84% of commuters, higher than both Northumberland’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 1.6% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Of the commuters living here, 8% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds just over a fifth of households, higher than both Northumberland’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £695 a month across the Northumberland council area. 17% of households are private tenants.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £335,000 | 5 |
| Terraced | £228,500 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Northumberland’s towns (25.8) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 10 crimes inside Norham’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up three fifths of the total.
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 nearest A&E to Norham is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 50.2 miles away. At the census, nearly three quarters of people in Norham called their health good or very good, below both Northumberland’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 8.2% of the town. Seeing a GP means leaving Norham: the nearest practice is 6.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Norham | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.2% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Norham has 27 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Cuthbert, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 45% of the total, higher than both Northumberland’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (16%). Relative to its size, Norham keeps 443 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Norham. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle300 m outside town, to the northeast
CastleTwizel Castle3.4 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleHeaton Castle (remains of)4.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norham | 610 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 13,181 | 6.7 | C | A | C | C− |
| Duns | 3,117 | 8.1 | — | A+ | — | C− |
| Eyemouth | 3,698 | 11 | — | A+ | — | C− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 18.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Cuthbert. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Norham is £2,521 for 2026–27, more than in 69% 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.
Village in Northumberland, England
Norham is a built-up area of 610 people, in the Northumberland 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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