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The Buckenhams & Banham · Breckland

The Buckenhams & Banham: your neighbourhood

The Buckenhams & Banham electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 31.3% here, compared with 23.1% across Breckland (8.2 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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 from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 14% across Breckland (4.4 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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: 18% here, compared with 22.3% across Breckland (4.2 percentage points lower).

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

25.7%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

837 out of 3,262.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.1%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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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 3,265.

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People counted in the census

3,263

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,263 out of 3,263.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.3%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

861 out of 2,748.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

52.2%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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 1,403.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.4%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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

216 out of 1,403.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.4%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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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

1,140 out of 2,756.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.8%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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

1,537 out of 2,756.

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

3.1%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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

86 out of 2,756.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

496 out of 2,748.

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Homes rented privately

19%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

262 out of 1,403.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.5%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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

814 out of 2,756.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

136 out of 1,403.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.9%

21 March 2021 · The Buckenhams & Banham

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

79 out of 2,756.

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Crime and safety

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

142 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 60 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

The Buckenhams & Banham 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: 4 mapped crimes in September 2024; 4 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 · The Buckenhams & Banham
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202440
October 202431
November 2024102
December 202460
January 202530
February 202561
March 202550
April 202560
May 202551
June 202550
July 202540
August 202530
September 2025101
October 202591
November 202540
December 202590
January 202690
February 2026180
March 2026170
April 2026142
May 2026180
June 2026101
July 2026201
August 202641
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · The Buckenhams & Banham
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime86
criminal damage arson17
burglary10
other theft8
public order8
other crime8
possession of weapons2
vehicle crime2
theft from the person1
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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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 →