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Ashill · Breckland

Ashill: your neighbourhood

Ashill electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 34.4% here, compared with 25% across Breckland (9.5 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 18% across Breckland (3.5 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 25.1% here, compared with 22.3% across Breckland (2.9 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

34.4%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

930 out of 2,703.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.3%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

171 out of 2,700.

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People counted in the census

2,700

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,700 out of 2,700.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

21.9%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

514 out of 2,346.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

59.9%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

733 out of 1,224.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

17.8%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

218 out of 1,224.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

50.6%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,188 out of 2,349.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

47.9%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,124 out of 2,349.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.5%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

83 out of 2,349.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.1%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

589 out of 2,346.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

179 out of 1,228.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

38%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

892 out of 2,349.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

189 out of 1,228.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Ashill

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

37 out of 2,349.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Ashill ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

94 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 106 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ashill ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 9 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ashill
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202470
October 202480
November 202471
December 202461
January 202560
February 2025103
March 2025112
April 202582
May 2025151
June 202571
July 202550
August 2025161
September 202530
October 202561
November 202560
December 2025131
January 202670
February 2026130
March 2026120
April 202630
May 202680
June 202672
July 202671
August 202690
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ashill
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime60
criminal damage arson10
other theft6
burglary6
public order5
vehicle crime4
drugs2
other crime1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Breckland →