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Briston · North Norfolk

Briston: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 28.4% here, compared with 33.5% across North Norfolk (5.1 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: 22.9% here, compared with 20.6% across North Norfolk (2.3 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 19.6% here, compared with 17.9% across North Norfolk (1.7 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

28.4%

21 March 2021 · Briston

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

724 out of 2,547.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.2%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

159 out of 2,548.

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People counted in the census

2,547

21 March 2021 · Briston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,547 out of 2,547.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

25%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

533 out of 2,132.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.5%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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

643 out of 1,158.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

19.6%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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

227 out of 1,158.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

45.9%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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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

980 out of 2,136.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52.6%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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

1,123 out of 2,136.

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

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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

91 out of 2,136.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.9%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

488 out of 2,132.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

189 out of 1,157.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.8%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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

680 out of 2,136.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

159 out of 1,157.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Briston

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

33 out of 2,136.

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Crime and safety

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

76 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 70 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Briston 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: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 9 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 · Briston
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202474
October 202431
November 202470
December 202463
January 2025131
February 202541
March 202541
April 202573
May 202520
June 202521
July 202531
August 2025120
September 202510
October 202550
November 202590
December 202582
January 202640
February 202681
March 202622
April 202661
May 2026106
June 202694
July 202653
August 202693
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Briston
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime40
criminal damage arson9
public order9
other theft7
other crime5
burglary2
possession of weapons2
drugs1
vehicle crime1
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 →