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Buxton · Broadland

Buxton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 23.3% here, compared with 25.9% across Broadland (2.6 percentage points lower).

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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 15.2% here, compared with 17.6% across Broadland (2.4 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 10% across Broadland (2.1 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.3%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

625 out of 2,684.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

108 out of 2,689.

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People counted in the census

2,684

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,684 out of 2,684.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

28.2%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

643 out of 2,277.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.5%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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

535 out of 1,127.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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

147 out of 1,127.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.3%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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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

849 out of 2,276.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60.7%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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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

1,382 out of 2,276.

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

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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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

64 out of 2,276.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.2%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

346 out of 2,277.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

153 out of 1,127.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.2%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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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

596 out of 2,276.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

86 out of 1,127.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Buxton

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

45 out of 2,276.

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Crime and safety

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

131 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 128 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Buxton 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: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 8 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 · Buxton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202490
October 202461
November 2024142
December 2024102
January 202571
February 202550
March 2025122
April 2025233
May 2025101
June 2025105
July 2025151
August 202572
September 2025171
October 2025250
November 2025112
December 202561
January 2026112
February 202680
March 202682
April 202670
May 202693
June 202660
July 2026150
August 202681
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Buxton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime76
criminal damage arson26
public order14
other crime9
other theft3
possession of weapons2
burglary1
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 Broadland →