South Norfolk, in numbers

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

Neighbourhood differences

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.

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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
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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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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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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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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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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.4% to 24.4%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.4% in Cringleford to 24.4% in New Costessey — a gap of 15 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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
Cringleford	9.4%	398	4,235
Old Costessey	12%	971	8,103
South Wymondham	13%	649	5,008
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse	13%	867	6,679
Brooke	13.7%	395	2,883
North Wymondham	14%	699	4,993
Wicklewood	14.6%	445	3,052
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross	14.7%	1,129	7,655
Hethersett	15.1%	1,074	7,117
Forncett	15.6%	446	2,868
Thurlton	15.7%	430	2,734
Hempnall	15.9%	424	2,672
Rockland	16%	464	2,904
Newton Flotman	16%	407	2,547
Easton	16%	263	1,643
Stratton	18.2%	661	3,634
Bunwell	18.2%	472	2,587
Bressingham & Burston	18.6%	538	2,897
Ditchingham & Earsham	19.1%	1,063	5,565
Loddon & Chedgrave	19.7%	975	4,960
Hingham & Deopham	19.8%	520	2,620
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole	20%	1,106	5,538
Central Wymondham	20.3%	961	4,733
Harleston	21.6%	1,104	5,112
Diss & Roydon	24.4%	2,259	9,261
New Costessey	24.4%	1,276	5,221

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.9% to 53.5%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 20.9% in New Costessey to 53.5% in Cringleford — a gap of 32.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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
New Costessey	20.9%	1,093	5,221
Diss & Roydon	23.2%	2,148	9,261
Stratton	23.5%	854	3,634
Harleston	23.5%	1,203	5,112
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole	27%	1,497	5,538
Loddon & Chedgrave	28.8%	1,428	4,960
Bunwell	29.1%	752	2,587
Ditchingham & Earsham	29.3%	1,630	5,565
Bressingham & Burston	29.7%	859	2,897
Hempnall	30.5%	814	2,672
Easton	30.5%	501	1,643
Central Wymondham	30.8%	1,459	4,733
Hingham & Deopham	31.6%	829	2,620
Thurlton	32.4%	886	2,734
North Wymondham	33.5%	1,674	4,993
Wicklewood	33.7%	1,027	3,052
Forncett	33.8%	970	2,868
Newton Flotman	34.8%	886	2,547
South Wymondham	35.8%	1,791	5,008
Hethersett	36.1%	2,567	7,117
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross	36.3%	2,775	7,655
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse	36.5%	2,438	6,679
Old Costessey	36.9%	2,994	8,103
Rockland	38.2%	1,109	2,904
Brooke	38.4%	1,106	2,883
Cringleford	53.5%	2,267	4,235

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.8% to 19.3%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.8% in Cringleford to 19.3% in Central Wymondham — a gap of 12.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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
Cringleford	6.8%	149	2,194
Brooke	9.7%	143	1,470
Forncett	10.4%	142	1,370
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse	10.4%	375	3,614
Old Costessey	10.6%	454	4,303
South Wymondham	11.1%	286	2,566
Wicklewood	11.2%	150	1,335
Easton	11.7%	97	826
Rockland	11.9%	170	1,426
Newton Flotman	12%	155	1,287
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross	12.2%	486	3,975
North Wymondham	12.3%	334	2,716
Hempnall	12.7%	170	1,336
Bunwell	13.4%	171	1,275
Hethersett	13.5%	508	3,764
Thurlton	13.6%	186	1,364
Bressingham & Burston	14.3%	200	1,395
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole	14.6%	424	2,911
Stratton	15.6%	303	1,944
Ditchingham & Earsham	16%	450	2,818
Harleston	16.4%	465	2,836
Hingham & Deopham	16.6%	234	1,406
Diss & Roydon	17.4%	886	5,099
Loddon & Chedgrave	17.5%	451	2,580
New Costessey	18.5%	524	2,829
Central Wymondham	19.3%	530	2,752

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6.5% to 15.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 6.5% in Hempnall to 15.4% in Diss & Roydon — a gap of 8.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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
Hempnall	6.5%	87	1,333
Easton	6.5%	54	826
Forncett	6.6%	90	1,369
Rockland	7.3%	104	1,425
Bunwell	8.2%	104	1,275
Wicklewood	8.2%	109	1,335
Thurlton	8.3%	113	1,365
Cringleford	8.9%	195	2,192
Brooke	9.3%	137	1,467
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross	9.6%	383	3,973
Bressingham & Burston	10.7%	149	1,398
Newton Flotman	11%	141	1,285
Ditchingham & Earsham	11.1%	312	2,813
North Wymondham	11.5%	312	2,716
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse	11.5%	417	3,613
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole	11.7%	341	2,913
South Wymondham	11.8%	302	2,566
Hethersett	12%	450	3,761
Old Costessey	12.6%	543	4,303
Hingham & Deopham	13.6%	192	1,407
Loddon & Chedgrave	14%	362	2,580
New Costessey	14.1%	400	2,828
Harleston	14.3%	405	2,838
Stratton	14.3%	278	1,947
Central Wymondham	15.2%	418	2,750
Diss & Roydon	15.4%	786	5,099

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26 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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