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Where is Holt?

Holt is in the county of Norfolk, in England. It sits in the constituency of North Norfolk and its latitude and longitude is: 52.905058 1.089438.

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What is the property market like in Holt?

The property market in Holt has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £456,525, which is down -1.6% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £301,917 (down -1.7% on last year) , a terraced house £253,404 (down -3.0% on last year) and a flat £165,536. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £619 per month.

Property prices in Holt are similar to the average property prices across Norfolk and are similar when compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Holt, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Norfolk region.

Property data is based on North Norfolk level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)

Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023

Regarding the health of the Norfolk property market as a whole, here is how it compares to other counties in England:

County	Avg Detached Price	Annual Change	Avg Semi-Detached Price	Annual Change
Rutland	£557,774	+11.3%	£341,529	+11.7%
Northumberland	£333,743	+7.3%	£183,403	+6.1%
Lancashire	£326,887	+4.3%	£195,848	+3.4%
Leicestershire	£432,076	+3.9%	£262,308	+3.0%
Derbyshire	£340,545	+3.7%	£209,276	+2.9%
Oxfordshire	£706,629	+3.5%	£450,305	+3.5%
Merseyside	£340,051	+3.4%	£214,398	+2.4%
Gloucestershire	£536,963	+3.4%	£330,457	+3.4%
Nottinghamshire	£334,429	+2.8%	£206,257	+2.8%
Wiltshire	£521,688	+2.7%	£328,877	+3.0%
Greater Manchester	£396,806	+2.7%	£254,125	+2.3%
West Yorkshire	£351,673	+2.5%	£210,889	+2.0%
West Midlands	£407,684	+2.2%	£245,250	+2.4%
East Riding of Yorkshire	£326,098	+2.2%	£203,163	+2.1%
Staffordshire	£364,884	+2.1%	£221,783	+2.1%
Herefordshire	£434,518	+2.1%	£276,148	+2.2%
South Yorkshire	£284,409	+2.0%	£182,869	+1.9%
West Sussex	£686,980	+1.9%	£441,716	+2.3%
Kent	£619,795	+1.8%	£386,201	+1.4%
Shropshire	£404,408	+1.8%	£252,891	+1.8%
Warwickshire	£515,326	+1.8%	£299,238	+1.3%
Devon	£503,963	+1.6%	£337,624	+2.3%
North Yorkshire	£422,027	+1.5%	£265,231	+1.2%
Norfolk	£406,137	+1.4%	£267,820	+1.2%
North Northamptonshire	£426,370	+1.3%	£254,947	+1.2%
Buckinghamshire	£853,940	+1.2%	£460,891	+1.2%
West Northamptonshire	£478,844	+0.9%	£279,006	+0.7%
Hampshire	£628,455	+0.6%	£386,140	+1.0%
Lincolnshire	£307,354	+0.6%	£205,466	+1.4%
Worcestershire	£455,558	+0.6%	£276,201	+0.9%
Essex	£586,972	+0.4%	£379,804	0.0%
Somerset	£465,131	+0.3%	£296,160	+0.7%
Suffolk	£454,636	+0.2%	£283,920	+0.6%
East Sussex	£595,763	+0.1%	£385,074	+0.4%
Cambridgeshire	£486,349	0.0%	£330,028	+0.2%
Surrey	£957,680	-0.2%	£546,201	+0.7%
Isle of Wight	£435,441	-0.4%	£298,787	0.0%
Hertfordshire	£939,983	-0.7%	£542,021	-0.2%
Cornwall	£453,159	-1.1%	£300,170	-0.6%
Dorset	£528,863	-1.3%	£348,080	-0.8%

Recent property transactions in the area

Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Holt, or click here to browse the longer list of Holt property transactions from 2023.

Address	Details
BLISS BLAKENEY, Morston Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7BG	Detached - Sold for £4,650,000 on 02/28/2023
LODGE FARM, Norwich Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6SW	Detached - Sold for £1,525,000 on 08/09/2023
SAMPHIRE HOUSE, 5, Samphire Close, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7PE	Detached - Sold for £1,200,000 on 05/16/2023
DOELEN HOUSE, Back Lane, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7NR	Detached - Sold for £1,200,000 on 06/12/2023
62, Grove Lane, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6ED	Detached - Sold for £1,035,000 on 08/09/2023
2, Brightwell Close, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7QS	Detached - Sold for £975,000 on 01/06/2023
BROOMHILLS, Long Lane, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6LQ	Detached - Sold for £925,000 on 02/15/2023
THE SYCAMORES, Holt Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7QB	Detached - Sold for £850,000 on 05/02/2023
VALLEY HOUSE, 18, Valley Lane, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6SF	Detached - Sold for £820,000 on 03/23/2023
27, Pineheath Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6QF	Detached - Sold for £795,000 on 07/28/2023
IVY HOUSE, 121, High Street, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7NU	Terraced - Sold for £775,000 on 04/06/2023
PIT VIEW, Coast Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7XG	Detached - Sold for £685,000 on 01/18/2023
WARREN FARM BARNS, Warren Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6QU	Terraced - Sold for £685,000 on 01/20/2023
1 SPRING VILLAS, New Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7RA	Semi-Detached - Sold for £655,000 on 07/14/2023
BUNGALOW, Bard Hill, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7XB	Detached - Sold for £636,000 on 01/05/2023
12, Kelling Close, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6RU	Detached - Sold for £605,000 on 05/19/2023
2, Heathfield Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6RG	Detached - Sold for £595,000 on 07/18/2023
8, Kingsway, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7PL	Detached - Sold for £575,000 on 02/06/2023
THE OLD COPSE, Sheringham Road, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 7EY	Detached - Sold for £575,000 on 03/08/2023
11, Greenways, Holt, Norfolk , NR25 6RX	Detached - Sold for £575,000 on 06/29/2023

Which schools are near Holt?

Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.

School	Type	Latest Rating	Parent View Reviews (if available)	Ofsted Report (if available)	Address
Holt Community Primary School Save school	Primary Community school - Mixed	2: Good (6/20/2014)		Ofsted Report Link	Holt
Gresham's School Save school	Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed

School	Type
Holt Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/20/2014)
Gresham's School Ofsted report Save school	Primary & Secondary

Parent view data is as at 02 January 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. State school information including Ofsted ratings is as at 28 February 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. Independent school information is as at 22 August 2022 and source of data is Gov.uk.

What are the commuting options from Holt?

Holt has train station options, but a drive would be required to them.

Station	Distance from Holt	Commute options
Sheringham A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -19% from the previous year.	7 miles	- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 175 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details
West Runton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year.	9 miles	- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 144 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details

Station

Distance from Holt

Commute options

Sheringham
A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -19% from the previous year.

7 miles

- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Greater Anglia) View details

- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 175 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details

West Runton
A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year.

9 miles

- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 144 mins - Greater Anglia) View details

- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details

What is the ethnicity breakdown of the population?

The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (North Norfolk) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk

Ethnicity	% of North Norfolk residents	Benchmark: % of England & Wales residents
White	98.1%	81.7%
Mixed	0.9%	2.9%
Asian	0.5%	9.3%
Black	0.2%	4.0%
Other	0.2%	2.1%

What is the socio-economic status Holt?

The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the North Norfolk consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Type of occupation	% of residents (over 16 years old)	Rank within England & Wales
Intermediate occupations	11.1%
Small employers and own account workers	16.1%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	10.3%	344 out of 573
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	19.6%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	6.2%
Semi-routine occupations	14.3%
Routine occupations	12.1%
Never worked / long-term unemployed	7.0%	350 out of 573
Full-time students	3.3%

How fast is the broadband in Holt?

Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Norfolk is average (46mbps). Holt is slower than this, with average download speeds of 40.7mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the North Norfolk level, via data.parliament.uk, here.

Average speed	40.7 mbps
% households with superfast broadband access	90.7%
% households unable to access decent broadband	1.8%

Source: data.parliament.uk

What are the crime levels in the Holt area?

Crime stats were found at the North Norfolk level:

Type	North Norfolk	UK
Total Crimes (per thousand people)	53	93
Burglaries (per thousand people)	2	5
Public Order Offences (per thousand people)	6	10
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people)	0	1
Violence Against People (per thousand people)	26	36

Source: ONS. Data covers year ending September 2022.

Is there a flooding risk near Holt?

We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Holt.

Flood warnings

There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.

Flood areas

The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.

Area	Cause	Description
East Anglia	Glaven	The River Glaven through Hunworth, Thornage and Letheringsett
East Anglia	Bure, Spixworth Beck	The River Bure, Spixworth Beck and surrounding Becks

Handpicked nearby locations we recommend and how Holt compares

Name	Property market	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby	Socio Economic
Holt, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary: 1	10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed
Norwich, Norfolk Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S	Semi-detached: £296,619 Detached: £483,838	133	Primary: 26 Secondary: 12	12.1% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed
Aldborough & Thurgarton, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 1 Secondary: 1	10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed
Cromer, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary: 2	10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed
Erpingham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary:	10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed
Neatishead, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 1 Secondary:	10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed
Horning, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary:	10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed
Southrepps, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary:	10.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.0% residents long-term unemployed
Mulbarton, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £295,451 Detached: £450,308	49	Primary: 1 Secondary:	14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed
Diss, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £295,451 Detached: £450,308	49	Primary: 4 Secondary: 1	14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.2% residents long-term unemployed
Wroxham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £286,975 Detached: £444,882	46	Primary: Secondary:	11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed
Aylsham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast	Semi-detached: £286,975 Detached: £444,882	46	Primary: 3 Secondary: 1	11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed

Name	Property	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby
Holt, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary: 1
Norwich, Norfolk Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S	Semi-detached: £296,619 Detached: £483,838	133	Primary: 26 Secondary: 12
Aldborough & Thurgarton, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 1 Secondary: 1
Cromer, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary: 2
Erpingham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary:
Neatishead, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Horning, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary:
Southrepps, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £301,917 Detached: £456,525	53	Primary: 2 Secondary:
Mulbarton, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £295,451 Detached: £450,308	49	Primary: 1 Secondary:
Diss, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £295,451 Detached: £450,308	49	Primary: 4 Secondary: 1
Wroxham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast	Semi-detached: £286,975 Detached: £444,882	46	Primary: Secondary:
Aylsham, Norfolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast	Semi-detached: £286,975 Detached: £444,882	46	Primary: 3 Secondary: 1

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	Property market	£301,917 for a semi-detached property
	Airport access	Closest airport is London Stansted (78.4 miles)
	Broadband	40.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK)
	Ethnic diversity	White: 98.1% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 1.8% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales)
	Socio-economic status	Ranked 344 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 350 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North Norfolk level)
	Community	Median age is 54.3 \| Population of 3,810 \| Happiness is Below Average for Norfolk, Average for UK
	Crime	2.0 burglaries per 1k people (North Norfolk)
	Commute (approx)	- Cambridge (143 mins) - Stratford (London) (175 mins) - London Liverpool Street (184 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (349 mins)
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	£301,917 for a semi-detached property
	Closest airport is London Stansted (78.4 miles)
	40.7mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK)
	Median age is 54.3 \| 3,810 \| Happiness is Below Average for Norfolk, Average for UK
	Ranked 344 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 350 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North Norfolk level)
	2.0 burglaries per 1k people (North Norfolk)
	- Cambridge (143 mins) - Stratford (London) (175 mins) - London Liverpool Street (184 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (349 mins)
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