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Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole · South Norfolk

Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole: your neighbourhood

Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 27% here, compared with 32% across South Norfolk (5 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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 65 or over: 29.1% here, compared with 24.3% across South Norfolk (4.8 percentage points higher).

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: 20% here, compared with 17.1% across South Norfolk (2.9 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

29.1%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,900 out of 6,531.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.9%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

317 out of 6,532.

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People counted in the census

6,532

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,532 out of 6,532.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,497 out of 5,538.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

51.8%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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

1,509 out of 2,911.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.6%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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

424 out of 2,911.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.3%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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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

2,398 out of 5,540.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.8%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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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

3,035 out of 5,540.

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

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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

153 out of 5,540.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

20%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,106 out of 5,538.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

455 out of 2,913.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

32.3%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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

1,792 out of 5,540.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

341 out of 2,913.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole

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

107 out of 5,540.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

198 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 179 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole 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: 14 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 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 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024141
October 2024202
November 2024102
December 2024131
January 2025172
February 2025160
March 2025212
April 202571
May 2025250
June 2025131
July 2025152
August 202581
September 2025213
October 2025231
November 202592
December 2025161
January 2026211
February 2026201
March 2026124
April 2026141
May 202682
June 2026243
July 2026191
August 2026115
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime125
criminal damage arson22
other theft19
burglary7
other crime6
vehicle crime6
public order5
drugs4
possession of weapons2
bicycle theft1
theft from the person1
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.

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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 South Norfolk →