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Bacton · North Norfolk

Bacton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 24.5% here, compared with 17.9% across North Norfolk (6.6 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 13% across North Norfolk (5.1 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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People reporting bad or very bad health: 7.9% here, compared with 6% across North Norfolk (1.9 percentage points higher).

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

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

33.2%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

784 out of 2,358.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.9%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

186 out of 2,358.

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People counted in the census

2,356

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,356 out of 2,356.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

523 out of 2,076.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

62.5%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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

714 out of 1,142.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

24.5%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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

280 out of 1,142.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

53.9%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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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

1,115 out of 2,070.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

42%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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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

869 out of 2,070.

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

5%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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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

104 out of 2,070.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

21.3%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

443 out of 2,076.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

204 out of 1,136.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

38.9%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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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

805 out of 2,070.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

89 out of 1,136.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Bacton

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

86 out of 2,070.

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Crime and safety

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

90 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 138 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bacton 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: 11 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 · Bacton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024112
October 202471
November 202450
December 202470
January 202561
February 202571
March 202560
April 202592
May 2025181
June 2025261
July 2025251
August 2025113
September 2025111
October 202561
November 202570
December 202570
January 202601
February 202690
March 202671
April 2026100
May 202644
June 2026151
July 202662
August 202683
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bacton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime57
criminal damage arson10
public order7
other theft7
other crime3
possession of weapons3
burglary2
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.

Police data and method →

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 North Norfolk →