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All statistics: South Norfolk

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

The figures behind the findings, with dates and workings.

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Population over time

1996 to 2025

South Norfolk local authority area · people

Reviewed figures: 1996 to 2025. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: 105,142 people in 1996; 150,396 people in 2025. 43% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

The population rose from 105,142 to 150,396 between 1996 and 2025.

2024 to 2025: 2,012 more people (1.4% higher).

This counts the whole council area. Growth alone does not establish overcrowding or a shortfall in services.

Data table and workings

All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.

These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.

Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.

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.

Population over time — South Norfolk local authority area: full reviewed history
Periodpeople
1996105,142
1997106,000
1998107,086
1999108,552
2000110,036
2001110,848
2002112,483
2003113,665
2004114,539
2005115,420
2006116,052
2007117,134
2008118,774
2009120,488
2010122,611
2011124,495
2012125,680
2013127,063
2014128,572
2015129,942
2016131,472
2017133,573
2018135,560
2019138,131
2020139,842
2021142,509
2022144,529
2023146,614
2024148,384
2025150,396
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Average monthly private rent over time

January 2015 to August 2026

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

Reviewed figures: January 2015 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £604 a month in January 2015; £981 a month in August 2026. 62.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average monthly rent rose from £604 to £981 between January 2015 and August 2026.

August 2025 to August 2026: £30 more a month (3.2% higher).

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

Data table and workings

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.

The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.

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

Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.

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 monthly private rent over time — South Norfolk local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£ per month
January 2015604
February 2015606
March 2015609
April 2015611
May 2015614
June 2015616
July 2015617
August 2015618
September 2015619
October 2015619
November 2015620
December 2015622
January 2016625
February 2016630
March 2016633
April 2016634
May 2016634
June 2016633
July 2016634
August 2016634
September 2016634
October 2016635
November 2016636
December 2016639
January 2017641
February 2017643
March 2017644
April 2017645
May 2017646
June 2017649
July 2017653
August 2017657
September 2017663
October 2017670
November 2017678
December 2017680
January 2018680
February 2018682
March 2018686
April 2018688
May 2018689
June 2018688
July 2018688
August 2018688
September 2018689
October 2018690
November 2018691
December 2018692
January 2019693
February 2019696
March 2019700
April 2019704
May 2019706
June 2019707
July 2019708
August 2019709
September 2019710
October 2019713
November 2019715
December 2019716
January 2020716
February 2020716
March 2020716
April 2020716
May 2020716
June 2020715
July 2020715
August 2020714
September 2020714
October 2020715
November 2020716
December 2020717
January 2021718
February 2021720
March 2021723
April 2021728
May 2021733
June 2021736
July 2021739
August 2021741
September 2021746
October 2021753
November 2021759
December 2021763
January 2022766
February 2022768
March 2022770
April 2022772
May 2022774
June 2022776
July 2022779
August 2022783
September 2022786
October 2022790
November 2022794
December 2022799
January 2023803
February 2023811
March 2023821
April 2023830
May 2023836
June 2023838
July 2023841
August 2023844
September 2023847
October 2023849
November 2023852
December 2023858
January 2024863
February 2024867
March 2024869
April 2024871
May 2024874
June 2024877
July 2024881
August 2024888
September 2024895
October 2024903
November 2024910
December 2024916
January 2025919
February 2025920
March 2025922
April 2025932
May 2025941
June 2025950
July 2025951
August 2025951
September 2025953
October 2025956
November 2025960
December 2025962
January 2026964
February 2026963
March 2026969
April 2026973
May 2026981
June 2026981
July 2026981
August 2026981
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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.

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 199557,849
February 199556,241
March 199554,785
April 199553,116
May 199552,417
June 199552,787
July 199553,193
August 199553,276
September 199553,594
October 199553,024
November 199552,700
December 199552,153
January 199652,234
February 199651,422
March 199650,147
April 199650,740
May 199652,010
June 199654,610
July 199656,097
August 199657,057
September 199656,411
October 199656,124
November 199655,927
December 199657,476
January 199755,953
February 199757,952
March 199758,173
April 199759,602
May 199758,092
June 199758,400
July 199758,638
August 199758,758
September 199757,771
October 199758,990
November 199760,827
December 199762,034
January 199861,543
February 199861,524
March 199860,332
April 199859,920
May 199859,186
June 199860,248
July 199861,910
August 199863,075
September 199863,979
October 199865,476
November 199865,293
December 199865,524
January 199962,934
February 199962,762
March 199962,047
April 199964,416
May 199966,916
June 199968,488
July 199968,336
August 199968,850
September 199970,783
October 199972,354
November 199973,377
December 199974,579
January 200075,899
February 200075,867
March 200077,063
April 200078,732
May 200081,222
June 200081,987
July 200083,346
August 200084,134
September 200087,265
October 200088,394
November 200089,529
December 200089,385
January 200190,833
February 200191,315
March 200193,056
April 200191,524
May 200193,040
June 200193,038
July 200196,071
August 200199,362
September 2001102,316
October 2001104,706
November 2001103,526
December 2001103,502
January 2002105,926
February 2002107,236
March 2002109,019
April 2002107,103
May 2002111,030
June 2002112,825
July 2002118,809
August 2002121,334
September 2002124,089
October 2002123,937
November 2002124,596
December 2002127,490
January 2003130,091
February 2003132,035
March 2003131,470
April 2003131,856
May 2003135,729
June 2003138,268
July 2003140,501
August 2003142,130
September 2003144,287
October 2003147,901
November 2003146,993
December 2003148,221
January 2004147,745
February 2004144,787
March 2004143,873
April 2004144,353
May 2004151,275
June 2004153,858
July 2004158,273
August 2004163,194
September 2004167,742
October 2004170,550
November 2004169,355
December 2004167,583
January 2005166,706
February 2005162,841
March 2005162,136
April 2005164,639
May 2005169,164
June 2005174,328
July 2005172,109
August 2005175,696
September 2005174,225
October 2005173,043
November 2005172,580
December 2005173,872
January 2006173,264
February 2006168,379
March 2006168,535
April 2006174,039
May 2006179,255
June 2006181,254
July 2006181,264
August 2006183,363
September 2006184,518
October 2006185,861
November 2006184,654
December 2006186,764
January 2007188,572
February 2007189,307
March 2007190,669
April 2007192,417
May 2007195,037
June 2007195,387
July 2007195,400
August 2007197,206
September 2007200,358
October 2007201,926
November 2007199,524
December 2007195,283
January 2008193,216
February 2008196,551
March 2008195,476
April 2008189,165
May 2008184,350
June 2008182,443
July 2008188,179
August 2008184,092
September 2008185,077
October 2008172,816
November 2008170,893
December 2008159,608
January 2009165,572
February 2009162,251
March 2009163,909
April 2009159,764
May 2009160,271
June 2009162,868
July 2009164,623
August 2009166,750
September 2009168,283
October 2009168,615
November 2009165,749
December 2009166,300
January 2010166,866
February 2010171,171
March 2010170,539
April 2010173,073
May 2010176,980
June 2010180,739
July 2010182,022
August 2010184,093
September 2010183,662
October 2010180,423
November 2010179,053
December 2010178,378
January 2011178,798
February 2011173,880
March 2011172,510
April 2011174,027
May 2011175,839
June 2011171,949
July 2011173,677
August 2011174,170
September 2011178,052
October 2011177,394
November 2011177,209
December 2011177,979
January 2012175,978
February 2012173,593
March 2012171,327
April 2012170,624
May 2012173,699
June 2012176,917
July 2012177,783
August 2012179,893
September 2012178,478
October 2012181,973
November 2012181,217
December 2012181,329
January 2013180,616
February 2013179,788
March 2013182,005
April 2013182,208
May 2013180,709
June 2013179,691
July 2013182,005
August 2013183,790
September 2013186,209
October 2013184,716
November 2013186,446
December 2013189,475
January 2014192,671
February 2014193,419
March 2014190,795
April 2014189,190
May 2014192,313
June 2014197,028
July 2014201,514
August 2014203,815
September 2014206,105
October 2014208,757
November 2014208,562
December 2014205,251
January 2015203,076
February 2015202,173
March 2015204,669
April 2015201,849
May 2015203,999
June 2015203,490
July 2015208,951
August 2015209,757
September 2015215,824
October 2015215,516
November 2015219,886
December 2015217,494
January 2016220,345
February 2016220,286
March 2016224,052
April 2016223,607
May 2016225,391
June 2016224,876
July 2016229,198
August 2016230,845
September 2016233,991
October 2016233,244
November 2016235,092
December 2016235,729
January 2017238,024
February 2017237,691
March 2017237,230
April 2017236,128
May 2017234,974
June 2017235,435
July 2017239,761
August 2017242,651
September 2017245,314
October 2017245,988
November 2017247,140
December 2017244,328
January 2018243,527
February 2018243,112
March 2018245,427
April 2018246,692
May 2018247,739
June 2018250,502
July 2018251,467
August 2018254,549
September 2018254,834
October 2018257,832
November 2018255,096
December 2018254,697
January 2019253,481
February 2019256,907
March 2019256,755
April 2019254,401
May 2019253,257
June 2019252,006
July 2019248,777
August 2019247,922
September 2019249,280
October 2019254,911
November 2019256,053
December 2019256,478
January 2020255,364
February 2020259,131
March 2020261,366
April 2020261,538
May 2020258,894
June 2020261,753
July 2020262,741
August 2020263,870
September 2020266,786
October 2020268,980
November 2020272,261
December 2020271,091
January 2021272,933
February 2021271,790
March 2021273,517
April 2021275,089
May 2021277,391
June 2021279,944
July 2021276,662
August 2021277,706
September 2021280,150
October 2021285,874
November 2021291,679
December 2021291,588
January 2022295,465
February 2022295,291
March 2022295,993
April 2022300,967
May 2022300,384
June 2022303,366
July 2022303,122
August 2022311,343
September 2022318,028
October 2022318,119
November 2022318,126
December 2022315,092
January 2023318,549
February 2023317,943
March 2023317,330
April 2023312,658
May 2023309,193
June 2023307,836
July 2023309,728
August 2023307,169
September 2023305,655
October 2023302,597
November 2023299,907
December 2023299,283
January 2024299,896
February 2024302,425
March 2024301,439
April 2024295,427
May 2024292,523
June 2024290,253
July 2024291,467
August 2024293,152
September 2024297,577
October 2024302,626
November 2024304,762
December 2024304,191
January 2025306,784
February 2025308,224
March 2025311,101
April 2025308,768
May 2025309,055
June 2025306,133
July 2025307,075
August 2025308,320
September 2025312,766
October 2025313,110
November 2025313,902
December 2025310,933
January 2026311,341
February 2026310,901
March 2026312,369
April 2026311,629
May 2026313,709
June 2026311,192
July 2026311,587
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People aged 65 or over

24.3%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

34,511 out of 141,948.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.3%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

6,164 out of 141,948.

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People counted in the census

141,948

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

141,948 out of 141,948.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

37,556 out of 117,219.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.3%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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

29,664 out of 61,382.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.7%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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

8,436 out of 61,382.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.2%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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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

47,129 out of 117,219.

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Average home price

£312,000

July 2026 · South Norfolk local authority area

Show the 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.

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

Homes in the local authority area

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.8%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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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

67,749 out of 117,219.

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

3%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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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

3,520 out of 117,219.

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Mapped crimes in the last 12 published months

6,439

2025-09 to 2026-08 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Official Police.uk 2026-08 full archive, street-crime CSVs only. Every force-month file read once; each source row retained without deduplicating persistent crime hashes. Approximate locations assigned to the same official generalised ward polygons as the API pipeline. Transport police, unlocated and outside-boundary records excluded; anti-social behaviour kept separate. Exact category counts checked against all retained API ward-months before accepting this adapter.

Published mapped crimes excluding anti-social behaviour

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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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.1%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

19,996 out of 117,219.

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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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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

8,527 out of 61,381.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.4%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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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

33,259 out of 117,219.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

7,184 out of 61,381.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · South Norfolk local authority area

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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. 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

2,341 out of 117,219.

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