North Norfolk, in numbers

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Homes rented privately

10.6% to 29.3%

Homes rented privately ranged from 10.6% in Trunch to 29.3% in Cromer Town — a gap of 18.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

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.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Trunch	10.6%	125	1,181
Coastal	11.1%	126	1,132
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	11.8%	144	1,223
St Benet's	12.3%	141	1,144
Hickling	12.3%	146	1,184
Holt	13.1%	311	2,373
Hoveton & Tunstead	13.7%	324	2,373
North Walsham East	14.4%	324	2,251
Roughton	14.5%	180	1,243
Poppyland	14.6%	180	1,230
Stibbard	14.8%	180	1,214
Erpingham	15.6%	187	1,199
Happisburgh	16.2%	196	1,210
Briston	16.3%	189	1,157
Gresham	16.4%	176	1,073
North Walsham West	16.5%	400	2,423
Sheringham South	16.6%	378	2,273
Mundesley	16.7%	231	1,382
Lancaster South	17.2%	456	2,657
Lancaster North	17.5%	195	1,115
Bacton	18%	204	1,136
North Walsham Market Cross	18.6%	271	1,460
Suffield Park	18.8%	218	1,162
Wells with Holkham	20.2%	242	1,200
Stalham	20.4%	557	2,727
Stody	21.1%	239	1,131
Priory	21.4%	223	1,040
Walsingham	22.8%	267	1,170
Worstead	23.6%	273	1,156
The Raynhams	26.2%	313	1,195
Sheringham North	27.4%	347	1,266
Cromer Town	29.3%	792	2,699

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6% to 8.6%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.6% in Erpingham to 8.6% in Mundesley — a gap of 5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Erpingham	3.6%	96	2,652
Priory	4.3%	98	2,264
Stody	4.4%	108	2,445
The Raynhams	4.7%	128	2,735
Walsingham	4.9%	124	2,533
Lancaster North	5.2%	125	2,412
Happisburgh	5.3%	139	2,645
North Walsham East	5.3%	260	4,922
Wells with Holkham	5.4%	128	2,364
Gresham	5.5%	133	2,438
Sheringham South	5.5%	269	4,891
Hoveton & Tunstead	5.7%	291	5,104
Lancaster South	5.8%	324	5,603
Stibbard	5.8%	159	2,731
Holt	5.8%	276	4,725
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	5.9%	147	2,483
Worstead	6%	200	3,345
Roughton	6.2%	175	2,817
Briston	6.2%	159	2,548
Trunch	6.3%	161	2,572
North Walsham West	6.3%	328	5,239
Coastal	6.3%	145	2,288
Stalham	6.5%	374	5,766
Hickling	6.5%	166	2,537
Sheringham North	6.6%	163	2,465
Poppyland	6.6%	171	2,583
St Benet's	6.9%	162	2,349
Suffield Park	7.2%	183	2,551
Cromer Town	7.4%	369	4,993
Bacton	7.9%	186	2,358
North Walsham Market Cross	8%	229	2,847
Mundesley	8.6%	239	2,780

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People aged 65 or over

19.2% to 44.5%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 19.2% in Worstead to 44.5% in Beeston Regis & The Runtons — a gap of 25.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Worstead	19.2%	643	3,345
The Raynhams	21.7%	594	2,733
North Walsham East	25.8%	1,272	4,921
North Walsham West	27.3%	1,430	5,238
Lancaster North	27.9%	673	2,414
Roughton	28.2%	793	2,817
Briston	28.4%	724	2,547
Stalham	28.8%	1,659	5,766
Stody	29.4%	719	2,446
Walsingham	29.8%	754	2,534
Lancaster South	30.9%	1,730	5,602
Erpingham	31.4%	832	2,651
Stibbard	31.4%	858	2,731
Gresham	31.5%	768	2,437
Bacton	33.2%	784	2,358
Priory	33.4%	756	2,264
Happisburgh	33.7%	891	2,643
Trunch	34.9%	898	2,576
Suffield Park	36.1%	921	2,553
Hoveton & Tunstead	36.6%	1,867	5,103
Cromer Town	37.8%	1,885	4,992
Wells with Holkham	38%	898	2,365
Poppyland	38.4%	992	2,580
Sheringham North	39.2%	966	2,466
North Walsham Market Cross	39.2%	1,115	2,845
Mundesley	39.5%	1,097	2,779
Hickling	39.8%	1,009	2,537
Sheringham South	40.1%	1,960	4,892
Coastal	41.3%	946	2,291
St Benet's	41.4%	971	2,348
Holt	42.1%	1,991	4,727
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	44.5%	1,104	2,481

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15% to 24.1%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 15% in Erpingham to 24.1% in Lancaster South — a gap of 9.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Erpingham	15%	350	2,328
Stody	15.6%	332	2,124
Worstead	16.9%	476	2,813
Stibbard	17.4%	413	2,380
Coastal	17.5%	359	2,053
Gresham	17.7%	366	2,067
Priory	17.9%	357	1,991
Sheringham South	18.6%	794	4,264
Roughton	18.9%	455	2,404
St Benet's	19.1%	402	2,108
Sheringham North	19.1%	423	2,210
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	19.2%	436	2,265
The Raynhams	19.4%	436	2,253
Hoveton & Tunstead	19.7%	884	4,486
Holt	20.3%	830	4,080
Trunch	20.5%	463	2,256
Poppyland	20.5%	470	2,288
Walsingham	21%	457	2,173
Bacton	21.3%	443	2,076
North Walsham East	21.4%	876	4,097
North Walsham West	21.6%	945	4,382
Happisburgh	21.8%	510	2,344
Suffield Park	22.2%	477	2,153
Wells with Holkham	22.3%	452	2,030
Stalham	22.4%	1,089	4,853
North Walsham Market Cross	22.6%	579	2,559
Briston	22.9%	488	2,132
Cromer Town	23%	1,028	4,474
Mundesley	23.1%	560	2,427
Lancaster North	23.6%	478	2,028
Hickling	24.1%	554	2,302
Lancaster South	24.1%	1,147	4,756

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

18.3% to 36.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 18.3% in Lancaster North to 36.7% in Coastal — a gap of 18.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Lancaster North	18.3%	372	2,028
North Walsham East	19.7%	807	4,097
North Walsham West	20.1%	880	4,382
Stalham	20.3%	987	4,853
The Raynhams	20.7%	467	2,253
Lancaster South	21.4%	1,020	4,756
Hickling	23.6%	544	2,302
North Walsham Market Cross	24.2%	620	2,559
Mundesley	24.3%	589	2,427
Suffield Park	24.3%	523	2,153
Briston	25%	533	2,132
Bacton	25.2%	523	2,076
Roughton	25.3%	609	2,404
Worstead	25.5%	716	2,813
Cromer Town	25.6%	1,145	4,474
Walsingham	26.3%	571	2,173
Trunch	27.2%	614	2,256
Poppyland	27.4%	626	2,288
Happisburgh	27.6%	646	2,344
Sheringham South	28.3%	1,208	4,264
Wells with Holkham	28.5%	579	2,030
Hoveton & Tunstead	28.7%	1,286	4,486
St Benet's	29.1%	614	2,108
Gresham	29.5%	610	2,067
Sheringham North	29.9%	661	2,210
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	30%	679	2,265
Holt	30.3%	1,235	4,080
Stibbard	32.3%	769	2,380
Erpingham	33.4%	778	2,328
Stody	34.2%	726	2,124
Priory	35%	696	1,991
Coastal	36.7%	754	2,053

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.8% to 24.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.8% in Stody to 24.5% in Bacton — a gap of 13.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stody	10.8%	122	1,133
Erpingham	13%	156	1,204
Stibbard	13.1%	159	1,210
Priory	13.2%	137	1,040
Gresham	13.7%	147	1,073
Coastal	14.4%	163	1,130
Sheringham South	14.6%	331	2,273
Happisburgh	15.1%	183	1,213
Worstead	15.6%	181	1,157
Hoveton & Tunstead	15.7%	372	2,373
St Benet's	16.6%	190	1,144
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	16.8%	205	1,221
The Raynhams	17.1%	204	1,193
Roughton	17.1%	213	1,242
Trunch	17.5%	206	1,178
Poppyland	17.7%	218	1,229
Walsingham	18%	211	1,169
North Walsham Market Cross	18.6%	272	1,463
Holt	18.6%	442	2,372
Wells with Holkham	18.7%	223	1,194
Lancaster North	18.7%	209	1,115
Sheringham North	18.8%	239	1,269
Hickling	18.9%	224	1,184
Briston	19.6%	227	1,158
North Walsham East	20.1%	451	2,249
Lancaster South	20.1%	534	2,657
North Walsham West	20.4%	495	2,423
Suffield Park	20.8%	241	1,161
Cromer Town	21%	566	2,696
Stalham	21%	573	2,729
Mundesley	22.2%	307	1,380
Bacton	24.5%	280	1,142

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5.9% to 25.2%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 5.9% in Happisburgh to 25.2% in Wells with Holkham — a gap of 19.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

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.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Happisburgh	5.9%	71	1,210
The Raynhams	6.9%	82	1,195
Poppyland	6.9%	85	1,230
Stody	7.2%	81	1,131
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	7.6%	93	1,223
Bacton	7.8%	89	1,136
Sheringham South	8.3%	188	2,273
Worstead	9.1%	105	1,156
Erpingham	9.3%	111	1,199
Sheringham North	9.6%	121	1,266
North Walsham Market Cross	10.5%	154	1,460
Hoveton & Tunstead	11%	262	2,373
Hickling	11.2%	133	1,184
Cromer Town	11.3%	304	2,699
Trunch	11.6%	137	1,181
Gresham	11.9%	128	1,073
Stibbard	12.1%	147	1,214
Roughton	12.9%	160	1,243
Stalham	13.4%	366	2,727
Mundesley	13.5%	186	1,382
Briston	13.7%	159	1,157
St Benet's	14.2%	163	1,144
Priory	15.2%	158	1,040
Walsingham	15.6%	182	1,170
Lancaster North	15.6%	174	1,115
Suffield Park	16.4%	191	1,162
North Walsham West	17.1%	414	2,423
Holt	17.7%	420	2,373
Coastal	17.8%	201	1,132
Lancaster South	17.9%	475	2,657
North Walsham East	19.3%	435	2,251
Wells with Holkham	25.2%	302	1,200

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32 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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