Breckland, in numbers

Average home prices reached £269,000 in Breckland.

Breckland local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Breckland has completed heritage repairs in Swaffham and transferred three Dereham car parks to town-council ownership. The next tests are different: turning young people’s design ideas into practical improvements, providing suitable housing support, and paying for long-term upkeep.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Breckland local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £47,599 in August 1996; £268,905 in July 2026. 464.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £48,000 to £269,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £2,000 more per home (0.6% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Breckland local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	48,184
February 1995	49,274
March 1995	47,657
April 1995	46,961
May 1995	46,448
June 1995	46,445
July 1995	47,381
August 1995	47,370
September 1995	49,041
October 1995	48,306
November 1995	48,471
December 1995	46,100
January 1996	45,288
February 1996	44,604
March 1996	46,647
April 1996	47,187
May 1996	46,584
June 1996	46,060
July 1996	45,993
August 1996	47,599
September 1996	47,485
October 1996	48,975
November 1996	48,350
December 1996	49,915
January 1997	49,141
February 1997	49,528
March 1997	48,941
April 1997	48,924
May 1997	48,348
June 1997	48,985
July 1997	51,549
August 1997	52,404
September 1997	53,091
October 1997	52,041
November 1997	53,105
December 1997	53,007
January 1998	52,698
February 1998	53,096
March 1998	52,913
April 1998	53,328
May 1998	53,437
June 1998	54,958
July 1998	55,871
August 1998	55,561
September 1998	55,849
October 1998	55,762
November 1998	56,114
December 1998	55,018
January 1999	54,965
February 1999	55,675
March 1999	56,608
April 1999	57,004
May 1999	57,033
June 1999	57,544
July 1999	58,907
August 1999	60,562
September 1999	63,334
October 1999	64,853
November 1999	65,797
December 1999	65,456
January 2000	66,750
February 2000	67,876
March 2000	67,178
April 2000	66,919
May 2000	67,867
June 2000	70,426
July 2000	71,497
August 2000	72,058
September 2000	72,388
October 2000	73,148
November 2000	74,316
December 2000	75,506
January 2001	73,500
February 2001	72,694
March 2001	71,571
April 2001	73,785
May 2001	77,043
June 2001	79,004
July 2001	82,274
August 2001	83,343
September 2001	84,578
October 2001	87,574
November 2001	86,224
December 2001	89,107
January 2002	85,178
February 2002	87,870
March 2002	87,095
April 2002	93,012
May 2002	94,500
June 2002	96,252
July 2002	96,222
August 2002	100,080
September 2002	105,525
October 2002	108,280
November 2002	109,855
December 2002	108,898
January 2003	111,327
February 2003	112,351
March 2003	115,303
April 2003	115,213
May 2003	115,216
June 2003	116,724
July 2003	117,713
August 2003	120,169
September 2003	120,276
October 2003	121,595
November 2003	123,591
December 2003	126,703
January 2004	131,304
February 2004	132,173
March 2004	132,122
April 2004	132,512
May 2004	135,934
June 2004	140,761
July 2004	141,183
August 2004	141,631
September 2004	138,507
October 2004	141,701
November 2004	145,977
December 2004	150,917
January 2005	151,045
February 2005	149,134
March 2005	147,268
April 2005	148,416
May 2005	146,889
June 2005	147,978
July 2005	148,105
August 2005	150,267
September 2005	152,333
October 2005	152,233
November 2005	149,811
December 2005	150,227
January 2006	150,122
February 2006	150,181
March 2006	150,004
April 2006	151,868
May 2006	156,028
June 2006	156,878
July 2006	158,684
August 2006	159,537
September 2006	161,094
October 2006	161,231
November 2006	161,534
December 2006	162,458
January 2007	162,489
February 2007	161,108
March 2007	161,376
April 2007	164,747
May 2007	169,193
June 2007	172,954
July 2007	174,649
August 2007	175,600
September 2007	177,809
October 2007	176,899
November 2007	177,882
December 2007	175,106
January 2008	174,691
February 2008	172,830
March 2008	170,770
April 2008	168,443
May 2008	170,028
June 2008	168,180
July 2008	164,782
August 2008	156,108
September 2008	158,142
October 2008	162,206
November 2008	163,435
December 2008	158,719
January 2009	149,956
February 2009	146,542
March 2009	142,398
April 2009	142,501
May 2009	144,467
June 2009	145,454
July 2009	146,172
August 2009	146,559
September 2009	152,046
October 2009	152,850
November 2009	152,890
December 2009	148,960
January 2010	151,058
February 2010	154,814
March 2010	157,316
April 2010	159,775
May 2010	158,742
June 2010	157,429
July 2010	158,818
August 2010	158,286
September 2010	159,165
October 2010	154,989
November 2010	153,980
December 2010	151,871
January 2011	152,008
February 2011	152,200
March 2011	149,778
April 2011	149,421
May 2011	149,044
June 2011	149,259
July 2011	150,295
August 2011	152,227
September 2011	156,598
October 2011	158,402
November 2011	154,399
December 2011	153,271
January 2012	151,332
February 2012	153,578
March 2012	149,468
April 2012	147,875
May 2012	149,052
June 2012	154,020
July 2012	158,069
August 2012	156,578
September 2012	155,258
October 2012	155,343
November 2012	155,821
December 2012	154,976
January 2013	151,630
February 2013	150,870
March 2013	151,795
April 2013	151,472
May 2013	151,711
June 2013	153,671
July 2013	155,967
August 2013	159,784
September 2013	160,172
October 2013	160,588
November 2013	159,439
December 2013	159,180
January 2014	159,258
February 2014	159,549
March 2014	162,933
April 2014	166,140
May 2014	169,534
June 2014	169,018
July 2014	170,248
August 2014	171,692
September 2014	174,487
October 2014	175,080
November 2014	176,699
December 2014	177,694
January 2015	178,482
February 2015	176,659
March 2015	175,150
April 2015	176,125
May 2015	177,382
June 2015	179,153
July 2015	180,769
August 2015	183,073
September 2015	186,106
October 2015	187,567
November 2015	189,235
December 2015	188,903
January 2016	189,415
February 2016	188,839
March 2016	190,527
April 2016	191,782
May 2016	196,144
June 2016	198,889
July 2016	203,028
August 2016	203,700
September 2016	205,172
October 2016	205,557
November 2016	206,348
December 2016	206,913
January 2017	207,185
February 2017	203,884
March 2017	203,685
April 2017	204,264
May 2017	211,096
June 2017	209,924
July 2017	210,984
August 2017	209,341
September 2017	214,689
October 2017	215,383
November 2017	219,484
December 2017	220,619
January 2018	222,154
February 2018	220,475
March 2018	219,748
April 2018	219,595
May 2018	219,323
June 2018	218,603
July 2018	216,870
August 2018	219,174
September 2018	220,128
October 2018	221,410
November 2018	220,936
December 2018	221,269
January 2019	219,308
February 2019	220,101
March 2019	218,763
April 2019	218,166
May 2019	214,907
June 2019	214,560
July 2019	218,260
August 2019	220,506
September 2019	220,096
October 2019	220,320
November 2019	217,691
December 2019	217,818
January 2020	215,639
February 2020	218,287
March 2020	222,524
April 2020	219,956
May 2020	215,536
June 2020	213,115
July 2020	220,217
August 2020	229,293
September 2020	231,004
October 2020	232,228
November 2020	230,148
December 2020	232,101
January 2021	233,759
February 2021	236,647
March 2021	240,604
April 2021	237,674
May 2021	236,387
June 2021	237,186
July 2021	236,692
August 2021	239,627
September 2021	239,457
October 2021	245,488
November 2021	248,360
December 2021	253,129
January 2022	260,652
February 2022	262,767
March 2022	263,641
April 2022	261,204
May 2022	263,474
June 2022	265,618
July 2022	268,665
August 2022	270,180
September 2022	271,962
October 2022	273,414
November 2022	276,191
December 2022	277,321
January 2023	278,899
February 2023	274,118
March 2023	271,402
April 2023	265,750
May 2023	267,165
June 2023	266,022
July 2023	269,604
August 2023	267,666
September 2023	266,606
October 2023	263,214
November 2023	262,686
December 2023	262,407
January 2024	263,491
February 2024	262,170
March 2024	260,801
April 2024	255,184
May 2024	257,711
June 2024	255,616
July 2024	259,345
August 2024	257,572
September 2024	259,790
October 2024	260,790
November 2024	260,133
December 2024	261,388
January 2025	264,817
February 2025	267,633
March 2025	269,451
April 2025	267,078
May 2025	267,411
June 2025	266,623
July 2025	267,294
August 2025	267,728
September 2025	271,181
October 2025	273,392
November 2025	274,486
December 2025	274,979
January 2026	273,643
February 2026	276,265
March 2026	273,400
April 2026	275,457
May 2026	274,580
June 2026	271,031
July 2026	268,905

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People living in the area

148,095

Mid-2025 · Breckland local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£269,000

July 2026 · Breckland local authority area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £268,905.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£928

August 2026 · Breckland local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Look beneath the average

Homes rented privately

11% to 35%

Homes rented privately ranged from 11% in Necton to 35% in Thetford Castle — a gap of 24 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Necton	11%	133	1,209
Mattishall	11%	262	2,378
Nar Valley	12.1%	156	1,290
Upper Wensum	13.6%	381	2,802
Harling & Heathlands	14.4%	197	1,367
Ashill	14.6%	179	1,228
Hermitage	15.1%	188	1,249
Guiltcross	15.4%	220	1,433
Thetford Burrell	15.5%	387	2,501
Lincoln	15.5%	348	2,240
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe	16.1%	547	3,391
All Saints & Wayland	16.2%	450	2,780
Swaffham	16.3%	648	3,971
Bedingfeld	16.4%	231	1,405
Shipdham-with-Scarning	17.1%	404	2,359
Dereham Neatherd	17.8%	591	3,320
Saham Toney	18.5%	427	2,314
The Buckenhams & Banham	18.7%	262	1,403
Watton	19.4%	776	4,001
Forest	19.9%	277	1,394
Dereham Withburga	20.3%	512	2,520
Dereham Toftwood	20.8%	555	2,667
Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft	21%	476	2,272
Thetford Boudica	21%	436	2,078
Launditch	21.1%	229	1,086
Thetford Priory	23.9%	725	3,036
Thetford Castle	35%	934	2,671

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

3.9% to 6.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.9% in Thetford Castle to 6.8% in Necton — a gap of 2.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Thetford Castle	3.9%	241	6,186
Guiltcross	4%	137	3,387
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe	4.5%	359	7,976
Shipdham-with-Scarning	4.6%	264	5,763
Upper Wensum	4.7%	307	6,530
Thetford Boudica	4.8%	237	4,953
Mattishall	4.9%	273	5,588
Dereham Toftwood	4.9%	291	5,901
The Buckenhams & Banham	5.1%	165	3,265
All Saints & Wayland	5.1%	386	7,634
Harling & Heathlands	5.2%	165	3,172
Launditch	5.4%	141	2,603
Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft	5.4%	276	5,095
Thetford Priory	5.5%	431	7,899
Forest	5.6%	176	3,147
Saham Toney	5.7%	311	5,498
Lincoln	5.8%	317	5,467
Watton	5.8%	521	8,967
Bedingfeld	6%	192	3,225
Hermitage	6.1%	173	2,832
Dereham Neatherd	6.2%	462	7,436
Thetford Burrell	6.3%	393	6,217
Ashill	6.3%	171	2,700
Dereham Withburga	6.4%	377	5,923
Nar Valley	6.7%	192	2,873
Swaffham	6.7%	573	8,565
Necton	6.8%	182	2,666

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

13.1% to 34.6%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.1% in Thetford Priory to 34.6% in Necton — a gap of 21.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Thetford Priory	13.1%	1,035	7,900
Thetford Burrell	15.5%	965	6,219
Thetford Castle	16.3%	1,008	6,183
Dereham Withburga	19.2%	1,140	5,923
Thetford Boudica	19.8%	981	4,953
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe	20.3%	1,618	7,976
Saham Toney	21.8%	1,198	5,496
Shipdham-with-Scarning	22.6%	1,305	5,763
All Saints & Wayland	23.1%	1,764	7,634
The Buckenhams & Banham	25.7%	837	3,262
Forest	26.2%	827	3,152
Launditch	26.6%	693	2,606
Dereham Toftwood	26.7%	1,576	5,900
Bedingfeld	26.8%	865	3,225
Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft	27.2%	1,388	5,094
Upper Wensum	27.3%	1,785	6,530
Harling & Heathlands	27.6%	876	3,170
Dereham Neatherd	27.8%	2,066	7,436
Guiltcross	29.1%	984	3,387
Watton	29.2%	2,615	8,967
Mattishall	30.1%	1,684	5,588
Lincoln	30.4%	1,660	5,467
Hermitage	31%	879	2,836
Nar Valley	31.7%	910	2,873
Swaffham	32.6%	2,789	8,563
Ashill	34.4%	930	2,703
Necton	34.6%	922	2,667

Source and method →

What could respond to this pattern →

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Keep restored buildings in good use

Several Swaffham buildings have been repaired.

Physical improvements provide a base for the town centre.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Provide support suited to young adults

The council identifies a gap in suitable housing support.

A grant decision does not yet provide a place to live.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Show which young people’s ideas can be delivered

Pupils contributed designs for Swaffham Market Place.

Their ideas can inform practical changes.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Swaffham town centre

Swaffham heritage renewal

Repairs have renewed the Methodist Church, Plowright Place and several shops. Further buildings remain in the programme.

Several buildings complete; further work continuing · evidence dated 2026-01-15

Responsible body: Breckland Council

What the source says: The Town Pound was nearing completion; the source does not confirm every building finished.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Swaffham heritage regeneration update →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep restored buildings in good use →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Dereham

Dereham car-park transfer

The town council has taken ownership of Cherry Tree, Cowper Road and Becclesgate car parks.

Legal ownership transferred July 2026 · evidence dated 2026-07-29

Responsible body: Dereham Town Council

What the source says: The transfer changes responsibility; it does not prove improvements or settle future charges.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Dereham takes ownership of local car parks →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Plan how transferred car parks will be maintained →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Breckland district; location not confirmed

Supported housing for young adults

A council grant supports YMCA’s development of accommodation and support for people aged 18–25.

Grant approved; detailed plans and further funding ahead · evidence dated 2026-05-11

Responsible body: Breckland Council and YMCA Norfolk

What the source says: The proposed service is not yet open. Additional funding remains necessary.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Investment in housing support →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Provide support suited to young adults →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

27 of 27 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

4 reviewed plans and projects

4 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.