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Hellesdon North West · Broadland

Hellesdon North West: your neighbourhood

Hellesdon North West electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 20.7% here, compared with 27.4% across Broadland (6.8 percentage points lower).

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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People aged 65 or over: 32.4% here, compared with 25.9% across Broadland (6.5 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 22.8% here, compared with 17.6% across Broadland (5.3 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

32.4%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,838 out of 5,681.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.9%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

338 out of 5,682.

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People counted in the census

5,680

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,680 out of 5,680.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.7%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,013 out of 4,897.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

56.4%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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

1,475 out of 2,617.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

19.5%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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

510 out of 2,617.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

47.3%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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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

2,319 out of 4,903.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

50.6%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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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

2,483 out of 4,903.

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

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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

215 out of 4,903.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.8%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,118 out of 4,897.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

225 out of 2,619.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

36.1%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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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

1,769 out of 4,903.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

286 out of 2,619.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Hellesdon North West

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

101 out of 4,903.

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Crime and safety

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

327 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 331 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Hellesdon North West 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: 23 mapped crimes in September 2024; 20 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 · Hellesdon North West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024236
October 2024193
November 2024450
December 2024254
January 2025223
February 2025371
March 2025171
April 2025224
May 2025352
June 2025322
July 2025231
August 2025311
September 2025250
October 2025483
November 2025221
December 2025366
January 2026231
February 2026173
March 2026286
April 2026300
May 2026273
June 2026245
July 2026272
August 2026203
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Hellesdon North West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime214
criminal damage arson38
other theft18
public order18
burglary10
other crime9
shoplifting8
vehicle crime4
possession of weapons3
theft from the person2
bicycle theft1
robbery1
drugs1
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 Broadland →