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Harling & Heathlands · Breckland

Harling & Heathlands: your neighbourhood

Harling & Heathlands electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 14% here, compared with 18% across Breckland (3.7 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 14.2% here, compared with 17.6% across Breckland (3.4 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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 65 or over: 27.6% here, compared with 25% across Breckland (2.7 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.6%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

876 out of 3,170.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.2%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

165 out of 3,172.

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People counted in the census

3,172

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,172 out of 3,172.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

25.6%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

675 out of 2,634.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.5%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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

690 out of 1,365.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.2%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

194 out of 1,365.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.6%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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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

1,098 out of 2,641.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.6%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,495 out of 2,641.

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

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

67 out of 2,641.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

20.4%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

538 out of 2,634.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

197 out of 1,367.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

818 out of 2,641.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

162 out of 1,367.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Harling & Heathlands

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

48 out of 2,641.

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Crime and safety

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

139 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 107 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Harling & Heathlands 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: 6 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 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 · Harling & Heathlands
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202462
October 202472
November 2024141
December 2024100
January 202551
February 202580
March 2025140
April 202580
May 2025121
June 202591
July 202580
August 202561
September 202570
October 202570
November 202551
December 202580
January 2026150
February 2026140
March 202690
April 2026130
May 202652
June 2026150
July 2026290
August 2026120
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Harling & Heathlands
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime64
burglary15
criminal damage arson14
vehicle crime14
public order10
other theft9
other crime6
drugs4
possession of weapons2
shoplifting1
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.

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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 →