Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based at the Broadland Business Park on the outskirts of Norwich. The district includes the towns of Aylsham, Reepham, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew. Several of the district's settlements (including Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew) form part of the Norwich built-up area, lying outside the city's boundaries to the north-west and north-east. The district also includes numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Some eastern parts of the district lie within The Broads.

The neighbouring districts are North Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, South Norfolk, Norwich and Breckland.

In 2013, Broadland was ranked as the most peaceful locality within the United Kingdom, having the lowest level of violent crime in the country.^[2]

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole of one former district and parts of another, which were both abolished at the same time:^[3]

• Blofield and Flegg Rural District (parishes lying generally south-west of the River Bure, rest went to Great Yarmouth^{[lower-alpha 1]})
• St Faith's and Aylsham Rural District

The new district was named Broadland after the Broads.^[4]

The council appointed a shared managing director with neighbouring South Norfolk Council in 2018. The two councils' staff were merged in 2020 and the councils moved to a new shared building in 2023.^[5][6]

Broadland District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Norfolk County Council. The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.^[9][10]

In the parts of the district within The Broads, town planning is the responsibility of the Broads Authority. The district council appoints one of its councillors to sit on that authority.^[11]

The district is divided into 65 civil parishes. The parish councils for Aylsham, Reepham, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting rather than a parish council.^[24] The three most populous parishes at the 2021 census were Sprowston, Thorpe St Andrew and Hellesdon, all of which form part of the Norwich built-up area.^[25][26]

The district contains the following civil parishes:

• Acle, Alderford, Attlebridge, Aylsham
• Beeston St. Andrew, Beighton, Belaugh, Blickling, Blofield, Booton, Brampton, Brandiston, Brundall, Burgh and Tuttington, Buxton Lammas, Buxton
• Cantley, Cawston, Coltishall, Crostwick
• Drayton
• Felthorpe, Foulsham, Freethorpe, Frettenham
• Great Plumstead, Great Witchingham, Guestwick
• Hainford, Halvergate, Haveringland, Hellesdon, Hemblington, Hevingham, Heydon, Honingham, Horsford, Horsham St Faith, Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith, Horstead with Stanninghall
• Lingwood and Burlingham, Little Plumstead, Little Witchingham
• Marsham, Morton on the Hill
• Old Catton, Oulton
• Postwick with Witton
• Rackheath, Reedham, Reepham, Ringland
• Salhouse, Salle, South Walsham, Spixworth, Sprowston, Stratton Strawless, Strumpshaw, Swannington
• Taverham, Themelthorpe, Thorpe St. Andrew
• Upton with Fishley
• Weston Longville, Woodbastwick, Wood Dalling, Wroxham

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).^[27]

A total of £357,000 was paid to two managers leaving Broadland council as a result of the merger of two management teams at Broadland and South Norfolk councils, reported Private Eye in October 2020. (A further £594,000 in termination payments was to be shared between three managers leaving South Norfolk council due to the merger.) The councils reportedly claimed these so-called "golden goodbyes" would actually save money, as they would have fewer highly paid senior officials after they departed.^[29]