Norfolk has been named one of the UK’s luckiest counties for Premium Bonds.
In the October draw, 508 winners from Norfolk each took home £1,000 or more, placing the county fifth out of 47 counties and nations for the number of winners per head.
The 508 winners shared a total of £1,191,000 in prize money, averaging around £2,344 each.
This works out to 53.7 high-value winners per 100,000 people living in the area.
Research by Bitz.io analysed all 23,476 Premium Bonds prizes of £1,000 or more awarded nationally in the October 2026 draw.
Surrey topped the list with 64.5 winners per 100,000 people, while Northern Ireland ranked lowest with just 12.
Norfolk was just below Dorset (58.1 per 100,000) and just above Suffolk (53.3) in the national ranking.
Essex recorded 48.6 winners per 100,000 people in the same draw.
Greater London had the highest number of winners in total, with 2,457, but ranked only 34th when adjusted for population size.
Across the East of England, Norfolk led the region, followed by Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Essex.
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