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Sprowston Central · Broadland

Sprowston Central: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 23.3% here, compared with 27.4% across Broadland (4.1 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 14% here, compared with 10% across Broadland (3.9 percentage points higher).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 17% here, compared with 14.4% across Broadland (2.6 percentage points higher).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.3%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,296 out of 5,344.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.7%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

253 out of 5,344.

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People counted in the census

5,346

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,346 out of 5,346.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.3%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,044 out of 4,473.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.4%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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

1,193 out of 2,368.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

17%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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

403 out of 2,368.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.2%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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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

1,845 out of 4,475.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.7%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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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

2,536 out of 4,475.

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

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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

160 out of 4,475.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.4%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

869 out of 4,473.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

266 out of 2,365.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.6%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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

1,278 out of 4,475.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

323 out of 2,365.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Sprowston Central

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

94 out of 4,475.

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Crime and safety

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

204 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 254 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Sprowston Central 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: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 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 · Sprowston Central
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024183
October 2024292
November 2024201
December 2024182
January 2025143
February 2025275
March 2025321
April 2025162
May 2025153
June 2025207
July 2025231
August 2025222
September 2025150
October 2025141
November 2025180
December 2025210
January 2026200
February 2026131
March 2026245
April 2026183
May 2026193
June 2026146
July 2026173
August 2026115
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sprowston Central
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime103
shoplifting25
criminal damage arson19
public order19
other theft18
other crime9
vehicle crime6
possession of weapons3
burglary2
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 →