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Overview

East of England · Non-metropolitan district

Broadland

2026/27 view

Broadland · ONS E07000144

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

75/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 29 of 164 Medium confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover82
Debt burden77
Debt direction53
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-35.44m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£1.59m 4.7%
Service expenditure £14.79m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£117.0k 0.8%
Unallocated reserves £11.00m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£2.94m 36.5%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £14.79m
19.9%
2020/21: £12.34m 2021/22: £12.99m 2022/23: £14.93m 2023/24: £14.67m 2024/25: £14.79m
Net revenue expenditure £19.83m
55.7%
2020/21: £12.74m 2021/22: £14.17m 2022/23: £22.27m 2023/24: £18.36m 2024/25: £19.83m
Council Tax requirement £11.61m
18.5%
2020/21: £9.80m 2021/22: £10.18m 2022/23: £10.54m 2023/24: £10.84m 2024/25: £11.61m
Unallocated reserves £11.00m
38.8%
2020/21: £17.97m 2021/22: £6.42m 2022/23: £5.57m 2023/24: £8.06m 2024/25: £11.00m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population138,1572024 estimate
Latest net debt£-35.44m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Broadland, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
52.7%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.8 percentage points vs 2023/24
30 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste385.0 kgper household−0.1 kg year on year
Waste collected368.8 kgper resident−8.5 kg year on year
Household waste50,959tonnes collected26,837 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

26,837 t recycled, composted or reused 24,123 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

52.7%
2015/16: 50.6%2016/17: 50.9%2017/18: 50.0%2018/19: 48.2%2019/20: 49.6%2020/21: 49.0%2021/22: 50.6%2022/23: 50.3%2023/24: 53.5%2024/25: 52.7%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Broadland.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

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60 Open schools
19,718 Pupils
21,557 School places
91.5% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Broadland.

Attainment 8
47.1
East of England 46.2
England 46.1
1.0 points above England
English & maths grade 5+
47.4%
East of England 45.9%
England 45.4%
2.0 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
35.4%
East of England 40.0%
England 40.5%
5.1 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

0.00

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

48.2 18/19
52.1 19/20
52.3 20/21
49.3 21/22
47.9 22/23
46.3 23/24
47.1 24/25
Education context

Broadland's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with East of England and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Broadland, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£307,000
+ 19.9% over five years
Median resident earnings
£38,195
+ 19.4% over five years
House price to earnings
8.04×
Higher from 8.00× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Broadland.

£939 / month
+ 4.6% in the last year
July 2026
Broadland
£939
+ 4.6%
East of England
£1,285
+ 3.7%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with East of England £346 less per month
Compared with England £512 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Broadland
8.04×
East of England
8.52×
England
7.64×
Compared with East of England More affordable
Compared with England Less affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received164this quarter−18 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided193this quarter+16 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
95.9%approved
Overall approval rate185 granted8 refused+8.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

93.3%
Rank 134 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.6 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major887.5%87.5% Minor5090.0%84.0% Other13598.5%97.0%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 2072024 Q3: 1692024 Q4: 2092025 Q1: 2142025 Q2: 1812025 Q3: 2012025 Q4: 1822026 Q1: 1642024 Q2: 1852024 Q3: 1882024 Q4: 1972025 Q1: 1832025 Q2: 2222025 Q3: 1902025 Q4: 1772026 Q1: 193
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

111%
Required5,902homes over three years
Delivered6,565homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Broadland, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 4,814 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 34.8 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 0.9% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Broadland Your council
34.8 − 0.9%
East of England Region
68.4 − 0.1%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Broadland has a recorded crime rate 49.1% below East of England. It is 58.2% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Norfolk
Violence 2,221
16.1 per 1,000 + 1.4%
Theft 973
7.0 per 1,000 − 7.8%
Public order 385
2.8 per 1,000 + 2.7%
Criminal damage 574
4.2 per 1,000 + 2.1%
Shoplifting 348
2.5 per 1,000 − 1.7%
Vehicle offences 84
0.6 per 1,000 − 31.1%
Burglary 168
1.2 per 1,000 − 7.2%
Drug offences 100
0.7 per 1,000 − 16.7%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Broadland.

60 schools
Open schools 60
Pupils 19,718
School places 21,557
Capacity used 91.5%
Primary 50 schools
9,981 pupils
Secondary 7 schools
9,068 pupils
Other / specialist 3 schools
669 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 3
5.0% of open schools
Previous full framework 31
51.7% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 23
38.3% of open schools
No Ofsted record 1
1.7% of open schools
No published outcome 2
3.3% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

3 schools assessed
Achievement 3 assessed
Expected standard 1
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Attendance & behaviour 3 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 3 assessed
Expected standard 1
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 3 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 1
Leadership & governance 3 assessed
Expected standard 1
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Personal development 3 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 1
Safeguarding 3 assessed
Met 3
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 3
Good 11
Requires improvement 2
Not judged 15
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Acle Church of England Primary Academy URN 149877 · NR13 3RQ Primary 197 210 Renewed framework
Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School URN 139736 · NR6 6QA Primary 173 202 Not judged
Blofield Primary School URN 120788 · NR13 4PL Primary 220 210 Ungraded inspection
Brundall Primary School URN 120909 · NR13 5JX Primary 277 300 Ungraded inspection
Bure Valley School URN 120911 · NR11 6JZ Primary 225 270 Ungraded inspection
Buxton Primary School URN 120794 · NR10 5EZ Primary 192 210 Ungraded inspection
Cawston Church of England Primary Academy URN 142837 · NR10 4AY Primary 123 210 Not judged
Cecil Gowing Infant School URN 120904 · NR7 8NZ Primary 173 180 Ungraded inspection
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 138,157 2024
East of England region 6,576,306
Broadland represents 2.10% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+8,436 residents ↑ 6.5%
2019: 129,721 residents2020: 130,760 residents2021: 132,238 residents2022: 133,839 residents2023: 135,997 residents2024: 138,157 residents
Broadland +6.5%
East of England +4.8%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Broadland's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.7 percentage points above the East of England and 2.3 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Broadland?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 10,444 7.6% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +11.3% +1,060 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.7% +69 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Broadland LOCAL AUTHORITY
7.6%
East of England REGION
10.3%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
10,444 9,332 8,219
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£14.79m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£19.83m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£11.61m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£11.00m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £107
Median for councils of the same type £166 35.3% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Central services Gross £9.23m · Income £2.25m
£6.97m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £9.31m · Income £5.33m
£3.98m
Housing Gross £2.93m · Income £1.11m
£1.82m
Planning and development Gross £5.20m · Income £3.56m
£1.64m
Culture and related services Gross £1.01m · Income £668.9k
£338.0k
Highways and transport Gross £39.6k · Income £800.00
£38.8k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£11.61m
Retained business rates£8.01m
Revenue Support Grant£189.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £8.06m
Closing £11.00m
£2.94m increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£0.00 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£35.44m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-35.44m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-257 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-257
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 369.4% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£1.59m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£1.59m −4.7%
Change across the series +£6.36m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£4.75m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
98.06% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£181,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£114.14m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£4.75m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 124.0%
+ £2.63m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£2.12m 2021/22 £2.20m 2022/23 £3.25m 2023/24 £3.92m 2024/25 £4.75m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£4.75m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £2.40m

50.5% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £2.35m

49.5% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 98.06%

England average: 95.60%  ·  2.46 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Broadlandmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Broadlandmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Broadlandmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Broadland District Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Broadlandmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Broadlandmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.