The village is immediately to the west of, and largely indistinguishable from, the built-up urban area of the town of Great Yarmouth.

Its 'base' is the Leo Coles Pavilion, located on the Green Lane Playing Field site – its meetings take place there, and the clerk's office is situated there.

The council publishes a twice-yearly newspaper, The Bradwellian, which is delivered to every household in Bradwell by a team of volunteers.

The village's national constituency is Great Yarmouth which has been represented by the Reform UK's Rupert Lowe since 2024.

Bradwell's War Memorial is an obelisk made from red granite located on Church Walk.