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Local area with most homes owned outright revealed

Areas with the greatest proportion of homes owned in full by occupants tend to be in coastal regions or away from cities.

Evening Standard · Feb 11

The magic of samphire season: Jimi Famurewa’s recipe for mackerel, chorizo, new potato and samphire

When the samphire is growing on the coasts of north Norfolk, our writer returns almost every year to cook this buttery, smoky marine dish

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

North Norfolk has highest proportion of properties owned outright

Local authorities with the greatest proportion of homes owned outright tend to be in coastal areas or away from cities.

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025

Wolterton Hall: a weekend at one of Norfolk's grandest stately homes

This 18th century pile (not far from Sandringham) has been restored to its former glory. Jonathan Samuels experiences what it's like to reign over 500-acre estate for a few days

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2023

You can now book stays in a WWI bunker used by Britain's first ever sniper unit

Dreamy Hollows is a 7.5 acre site comprising of an original World War One training trench network, dug in 1915 by the soldiers of the Lovat Scout in North Norfolk

Daily Mirror · Nov 11, 2022

First grey seal pup of the year is born at England’s largest colony

Rangers are anticipating around 4,500 new arrivals at Blakeney Point on the North Norfolk coast this season.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

One in three people in North Norfolk is aged 65 and over, census suggests

All the top 10 areas with the highest proportion of over-65s are on the coast.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Alan Partridge review: Stratagem at the O2 Arena is excruciatingly bad at times

Partridge is inherently a low-rent, low-status character who thrives most in the glamourless intimacy of a North Norfolk radio booth. It was always going to be a struggle on such a large stage

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022