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Forncett · South Norfolk

Forncett: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 12% across South Norfolk (5.1 percentage points lower).

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.

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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Homes rented privately: 9% here, compared with 14% across South Norfolk (5.1 percentage points lower).

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.

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: 10.4% here, compared with 13.7% across South Norfolk (3.4 percentage points lower).

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

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

873 out of 3,468.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

132 out of 3,466.

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People counted in the census

3,468

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,468 out of 3,468.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.8%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

970 out of 2,868.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.2%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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

606 out of 1,370.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.4%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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

142 out of 1,370.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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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

1,148 out of 2,869.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.3%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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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

1,674 out of 2,869.

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

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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

66 out of 2,869.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.6%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

446 out of 2,868.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

120 out of 1,369.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.1%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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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

836 out of 2,869.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

90 out of 1,369.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Forncett

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

47 out of 2,869.

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Crime and safety

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

58 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 87 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Forncett 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: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 5 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 · Forncett
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024110
October 202441
November 202431
December 2024170
January 202561
February 202560
March 202570
April 2025131
May 202551
June 202562
July 202541
August 202551
September 202540
October 202540
November 202510
December 2025100
January 202660
February 202640
March 202660
April 202640
May 202640
June 202670
July 202633
August 202651
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Forncett
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime33
criminal damage arson11
other theft10
public order3
burglary1
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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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 South Norfolk →