Wymondham Local Information
Practical local information for Wymondham: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Wymondham Roadworks This Week: A11 Nights, Station Road Shut
The A11 southbound closes overnight at Browick Road from 5 to 9 October, and Station Road stays shut at High Banks until 27 October. Rail buses run 10-11 Oct.
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Schools
Norfolk Term Dates 2026/27: Three Schools Break Early
Norfolk's October half term runs 23 to 30 October, but Hethersett Academy, Wymondham College and Langley School break a week early. Six calendars side by side.
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Wymondham October Half Term: 23 Oct to 1 Nov, What's On
Norfolk's half term is 23 to 30 October. Ten things actually on nearby, from Bressingham's ghost train to a Halloween musical at Diss Corn Hall, with prices.
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Wymondham Bin Collection Days: Christmas 2026 Moves
Rubbish and recycling are fortnightly, and only Christmas and New Year move them. The five revised dates, the £73 brown bin and the tip that shuts in October.
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Parking in Wymondham: the free hour and the £5 trap
The first hour is free in every council car park, and Sundays and bank holidays are free all day. Four hours costs £5 in Market Street but £3 in Town Green.
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Wymondham Council Tax Bands: £2,482.42 at Band D
Band D in Wymondham is £2,482.42 for 2026/27, up 4.7% and above the England average. The full A to H table, and the parish that put its share up 138%.
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Wymondham house prices: £285,000 town median
The middle Wymondham sale was £285,000, £12,500 under the South Norfolk median. Medians for NR18, Diss, Costessey and the villages, from 1,852 sales.
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Wymondham to London: 2h14, and no direct train
No direct London train from Wymondham: the fastest is 2h14 changing at Norwich, the first is 05:45 and the annual season is £10,460. Times and fares.
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Things to do in Wymondham: free abbey, £4 museum
Wymondham Abbey is free and open almost daily, the Heritage Museum is £4 and the steam railway £19. Prices checked against each venue this week.
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Wymondham planning: 4.85 years of housing land
Greater Norwich can show only 4.85 years of housing land, so the presumption in favour of development applies in Wymondham now. What that means.
Travel
Wymondham Christmas trains: no service 25 or 26 December
No Greater Anglia trains call at Wymondham on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, and last year's Christmas Eve trains stopped by 10pm. What 2026 holds, and when it's due.