South Norfolk, in numbers

Average home prices reached £312,000 in South Norfolk.

South Norfolk local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

South Norfolk has renewed Diss Swim Centre and obtained consent for a separate new leisure building. Road construction at Hethel and a time-limited business grant programme bring other opportunities, but access during works and actual project completion need to remain visible.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

South Norfolk local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £57,057 in August 1996; £311,587 in July 2026. 446.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £58,000 to £312,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £5,000 more per home (1.5% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — South Norfolk local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	57,849
February 1995	56,241
March 1995	54,785
April 1995	53,116
May 1995	52,417
June 1995	52,787
July 1995	53,193
August 1995	53,276
September 1995	53,594
October 1995	53,024
November 1995	52,700
December 1995	52,153
January 1996	52,234
February 1996	51,422
March 1996	50,147
April 1996	50,740
May 1996	52,010
June 1996	54,610
July 1996	56,097
August 1996	57,057
September 1996	56,411
October 1996	56,124
November 1996	55,927
December 1996	57,476
January 1997	55,953
February 1997	57,952
March 1997	58,173
April 1997	59,602
May 1997	58,092
June 1997	58,400
July 1997	58,638
August 1997	58,758
September 1997	57,771
October 1997	58,990
November 1997	60,827
December 1997	62,034
January 1998	61,543
February 1998	61,524
March 1998	60,332
April 1998	59,920
May 1998	59,186
June 1998	60,248
July 1998	61,910
August 1998	63,075
September 1998	63,979
October 1998	65,476
November 1998	65,293
December 1998	65,524
January 1999	62,934
February 1999	62,762
March 1999	62,047
April 1999	64,416
May 1999	66,916
June 1999	68,488
July 1999	68,336
August 1999	68,850
September 1999	70,783
October 1999	72,354
November 1999	73,377
December 1999	74,579
January 2000	75,899
February 2000	75,867
March 2000	77,063
April 2000	78,732
May 2000	81,222
June 2000	81,987
July 2000	83,346
August 2000	84,134
September 2000	87,265
October 2000	88,394
November 2000	89,529
December 2000	89,385
January 2001	90,833
February 2001	91,315
March 2001	93,056
April 2001	91,524
May 2001	93,040
June 2001	93,038
July 2001	96,071
August 2001	99,362
September 2001	102,316
October 2001	104,706
November 2001	103,526
December 2001	103,502
January 2002	105,926
February 2002	107,236
March 2002	109,019
April 2002	107,103
May 2002	111,030
June 2002	112,825
July 2002	118,809
August 2002	121,334
September 2002	124,089
October 2002	123,937
November 2002	124,596
December 2002	127,490
January 2003	130,091
February 2003	132,035
March 2003	131,470
April 2003	131,856
May 2003	135,729
June 2003	138,268
July 2003	140,501
August 2003	142,130
September 2003	144,287
October 2003	147,901
November 2003	146,993
December 2003	148,221
January 2004	147,745
February 2004	144,787
March 2004	143,873
April 2004	144,353
May 2004	151,275
June 2004	153,858
July 2004	158,273
August 2004	163,194
September 2004	167,742
October 2004	170,550
November 2004	169,355
December 2004	167,583
January 2005	166,706
February 2005	162,841
March 2005	162,136
April 2005	164,639
May 2005	169,164
June 2005	174,328
July 2005	172,109
August 2005	175,696
September 2005	174,225
October 2005	173,043
November 2005	172,580
December 2005	173,872
January 2006	173,264
February 2006	168,379
March 2006	168,535
April 2006	174,039
May 2006	179,255
June 2006	181,254
July 2006	181,264
August 2006	183,363
September 2006	184,518
October 2006	185,861
November 2006	184,654
December 2006	186,764
January 2007	188,572
February 2007	189,307
March 2007	190,669
April 2007	192,417
May 2007	195,037
June 2007	195,387
July 2007	195,400
August 2007	197,206
September 2007	200,358
October 2007	201,926
November 2007	199,524
December 2007	195,283
January 2008	193,216
February 2008	196,551
March 2008	195,476
April 2008	189,165
May 2008	184,350
June 2008	182,443
July 2008	188,179
August 2008	184,092
September 2008	185,077
October 2008	172,816
November 2008	170,893
December 2008	159,608
January 2009	165,572
February 2009	162,251
March 2009	163,909
April 2009	159,764
May 2009	160,271
June 2009	162,868
July 2009	164,623
August 2009	166,750
September 2009	168,283
October 2009	168,615
November 2009	165,749
December 2009	166,300
January 2010	166,866
February 2010	171,171
March 2010	170,539
April 2010	173,073
May 2010	176,980
June 2010	180,739
July 2010	182,022
August 2010	184,093
September 2010	183,662
October 2010	180,423
November 2010	179,053
December 2010	178,378
January 2011	178,798
February 2011	173,880
March 2011	172,510
April 2011	174,027
May 2011	175,839
June 2011	171,949
July 2011	173,677
August 2011	174,170
September 2011	178,052
October 2011	177,394
November 2011	177,209
December 2011	177,979
January 2012	175,978
February 2012	173,593
March 2012	171,327
April 2012	170,624
May 2012	173,699
June 2012	176,917
July 2012	177,783
August 2012	179,893
September 2012	178,478
October 2012	181,973
November 2012	181,217
December 2012	181,329
January 2013	180,616
February 2013	179,788
March 2013	182,005
April 2013	182,208
May 2013	180,709
June 2013	179,691
July 2013	182,005
August 2013	183,790
September 2013	186,209
October 2013	184,716
November 2013	186,446
December 2013	189,475
January 2014	192,671
February 2014	193,419
March 2014	190,795
April 2014	189,190
May 2014	192,313
June 2014	197,028
July 2014	201,514
August 2014	203,815
September 2014	206,105
October 2014	208,757
November 2014	208,562
December 2014	205,251
January 2015	203,076
February 2015	202,173
March 2015	204,669
April 2015	201,849
May 2015	203,999
June 2015	203,490
July 2015	208,951
August 2015	209,757
September 2015	215,824
October 2015	215,516
November 2015	219,886
December 2015	217,494
January 2016	220,345
February 2016	220,286
March 2016	224,052
April 2016	223,607
May 2016	225,391
June 2016	224,876
July 2016	229,198
August 2016	230,845
September 2016	233,991
October 2016	233,244
November 2016	235,092
December 2016	235,729
January 2017	238,024
February 2017	237,691
March 2017	237,230
April 2017	236,128
May 2017	234,974
June 2017	235,435
July 2017	239,761
August 2017	242,651
September 2017	245,314
October 2017	245,988
November 2017	247,140
December 2017	244,328
January 2018	243,527
February 2018	243,112
March 2018	245,427
April 2018	246,692
May 2018	247,739
June 2018	250,502
July 2018	251,467
August 2018	254,549
September 2018	254,834
October 2018	257,832
November 2018	255,096
December 2018	254,697
January 2019	253,481
February 2019	256,907
March 2019	256,755
April 2019	254,401
May 2019	253,257
June 2019	252,006
July 2019	248,777
August 2019	247,922
September 2019	249,280
October 2019	254,911
November 2019	256,053
December 2019	256,478
January 2020	255,364
February 2020	259,131
March 2020	261,366
April 2020	261,538
May 2020	258,894
June 2020	261,753
July 2020	262,741
August 2020	263,870
September 2020	266,786
October 2020	268,980
November 2020	272,261
December 2020	271,091
January 2021	272,933
February 2021	271,790
March 2021	273,517
April 2021	275,089
May 2021	277,391
June 2021	279,944
July 2021	276,662
August 2021	277,706
September 2021	280,150
October 2021	285,874
November 2021	291,679
December 2021	291,588
January 2022	295,465
February 2022	295,291
March 2022	295,993
April 2022	300,967
May 2022	300,384
June 2022	303,366
July 2022	303,122
August 2022	311,343
September 2022	318,028
October 2022	318,119
November 2022	318,126
December 2022	315,092
January 2023	318,549
February 2023	317,943
March 2023	317,330
April 2023	312,658
May 2023	309,193
June 2023	307,836
July 2023	309,728
August 2023	307,169
September 2023	305,655
October 2023	302,597
November 2023	299,907
December 2023	299,283
January 2024	299,896
February 2024	302,425
March 2024	301,439
April 2024	295,427
May 2024	292,523
June 2024	290,253
July 2024	291,467
August 2024	293,152
September 2024	297,577
October 2024	302,626
November 2024	304,762
December 2024	304,191
January 2025	306,784
February 2025	308,224
March 2025	311,101
April 2025	308,768
May 2025	309,055
June 2025	306,133
July 2025	307,075
August 2025	308,320
September 2025	312,766
October 2025	313,110
November 2025	313,902
December 2025	310,933
January 2026	311,341
February 2026	310,901
March 2026	312,369
April 2026	311,629
May 2026	313,709
June 2026	311,192
July 2026	311,587

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People living in the area

150,396

Mid-2025 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£312,000

July 2026 · South Norfolk local authority area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £311,587.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£981

August 2026 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Look beneath the average

Homes rented privately

8.8% to 20.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.8% in Forncett to 20.8% in Diss & Roydon — a gap of 12 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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.

See each ward and the workings

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
Forncett	8.8%	120	1,369
Bunwell	8.9%	114	1,275
New Costessey	9.2%	261	2,828
Thurlton	10.3%	141	1,365
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross	10.6%	422	3,973
Brooke	10.8%	158	1,467
Hingham & Deopham	10.8%	152	1,407
Newton Flotman	11.6%	149	1,285
Hempnall	11.7%	156	1,333
Rockland	11.8%	168	1,425
Hethersett	11.9%	447	3,761
Wicklewood	12.1%	161	1,335
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse	12.6%	457	3,613
Bressingham & Burston	13.2%	185	1,398
Ditchingham & Earsham	13.6%	383	2,813
South Wymondham	13.7%	352	2,566
Easton	13.9%	115	826
North Wymondham	14.3%	388	2,716
Harleston	15.3%	433	2,838
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole	15.6%	455	2,913
Loddon & Chedgrave	15.7%	404	2,580
Stratton	16%	312	1,947
Central Wymondham	16.3%	448	2,750
Old Costessey	16.7%	717	4,303
Cringleford	16.9%	371	2,192
Diss & Roydon	20.8%	1,061	5,099

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

2.5% to 6.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.5% in Cringleford to 6.1% in Hingham & Deopham — a gap of 3.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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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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.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cringleford	2.5%	134	5,386
South Wymondham	3.2%	204	6,373
North Wymondham	3.3%	215	6,482
Old Costessey	3.5%	370	10,646
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse	3.6%	295	8,148
Hempnall	3.6%	116	3,202
Rockland	3.8%	129	3,407
Forncett	3.8%	132	3,466
Newton Flotman	3.8%	117	3,048
Hethersett	3.9%	340	8,785
Brooke	3.9%	131	3,359
Thurlton	4%	127	3,152
Wicklewood	4%	160	3,952
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross	4.2%	389	9,309
Bressingham & Burston	4.3%	140	3,289
Easton	4.4%	86	1,962
Bunwell	4.6%	140	3,041
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole	4.9%	317	6,532
Loddon & Chedgrave	5%	297	5,947
Diss & Roydon	5%	551	10,920
Stratton	5.3%	234	4,441
Harleston	5.3%	326	6,127
Ditchingham & Earsham	5.4%	350	6,425
New Costessey	5.8%	347	6,028
Central Wymondham	5.8%	317	5,428
Hingham & Deopham	6.1%	189	3,083

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

11.2% to 33.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.2% in Old Costessey to 33.7% in Central Wymondham — a gap of 22.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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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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.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Old Costessey	11.2%	1,191	10,647
South Wymondham	15.2%	968	6,371
North Wymondham	16.5%	1,068	6,482
Cringleford	19.8%	1,069	5,387
Stratton	21.5%	954	4,441
Wicklewood	21.6%	854	3,950
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse	22.7%	1,848	8,147
Easton	23.7%	464	1,960
Hethersett	23.8%	2,092	8,784
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross	24.6%	2,288	9,308
Forncett	25.2%	873	3,468
Bunwell	25.3%	769	3,043
Loddon & Chedgrave	25.4%	1,509	5,948
Hempnall	26.6%	851	3,205
Diss & Roydon	26.6%	2,902	10,921
Newton Flotman	27.2%	828	3,048
Rockland	27.7%	944	3,407
Thurlton	27.9%	880	3,155
Bressingham & Burston	28.1%	925	3,295
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole	29.1%	1,900	6,531
New Costessey	29.3%	1,766	6,028
Harleston	29.4%	1,805	6,130
Ditchingham & Earsham	29.9%	1,918	6,422
Hingham & Deopham	30.7%	948	3,083
Brooke	31.8%	1,068	3,360
Central Wymondham	33.7%	1,827	5,428

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Keep the renewed swimming facilities accessible

Diss Swim Centre has received completed improvements.

Residents can benefit before the separate new building is delivered.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Keep journeys clear during Hethel works

The road scheme has a phased construction programme.

Temporary access changes affect residents and businesses.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Turn leisure consent into practical community use

Diss has approval for a new leisure building with community space.

Booking and charges will shape who benefits.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Diss Swim Centre and former John Grose site, south of Diss Mere

Diss leisure renewal

The Swim Centre has been upgraded. A new leisure building with fitness, community and family facilities has received planning consent.

Swim Centre upgraded; new building approved · evidence dated 2026-10-15

Responsible body: South Norfolk District Council

What the source says: Consent allows construction to proceed; it does not confirm that the new building has opened or work has begun.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Diss leisure centre construction next step →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep the renewed swimming facilities accessible →

Turn leisure consent into practical community use →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

B1135, Hethel

Hethel roundabout and link road

Construction provides a new roundabout and link between Wymondham Road and Potash Lane.

Construction programme under way; completion unverified · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Norfolk County Council with South Norfolk Council and Greater Norwich Growth Board

What the source says: The published 2026 phase dates are forecasts. They are not evidence that each stage finished.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

B1135 Hethel roundabout and link road →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep journeys clear during Hethel works →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

South Norfolk district

Business Builder capital grants

The 2026–2027 scheme supports eligible local business investment, including farm diversification.

Grant programme open subject to approval and available funds · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: South Norfolk District Council

What the source says: Applicants need written approval before spending. Projects must meet the programme completion deadline; an application does not reserve funds.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Business Builder capital grant →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make business grant conditions easy to follow →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

26 of 26 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

3 reviewed plans and projects

1 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.