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New Costessey · South Norfolk

New Costessey: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 20.9% here, compared with 32% across South Norfolk (11.1 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 16+ with no qualifications: 24.4% here, compared with 17.1% across South Norfolk (7.4 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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People aged 65 or over: 29.3% here, compared with 24.3% across South Norfolk (5 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

29.3%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,766 out of 6,028.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.8%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

347 out of 6,028.

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People counted in the census

6,028

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,028 out of 6,028.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.9%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,093 out of 5,221.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

58.2%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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

1,647 out of 2,829.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.5%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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

524 out of 2,829.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

45.2%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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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

2,364 out of 5,232.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52.9%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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

2,769 out of 5,232.

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

3.8%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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

198 out of 5,232.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

24.4%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,276 out of 5,221.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

261 out of 2,828.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.3%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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

1,742 out of 5,232.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

400 out of 2,828.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · New Costessey

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

99 out of 5,232.

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Crime and safety

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

299 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 336 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

New Costessey 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: 28 mapped crimes in September 2024; 29 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 · New Costessey
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024284
October 2024356
November 2024254
December 2024233
January 2025312
February 2025163
March 2025185
April 2025428
May 2025303
June 2025266
July 2025367
August 2025263
September 2025195
October 2025230
November 2025295
December 2025210
January 2026211
February 2026261
March 2026305
April 2026234
May 2026286
June 2026314
July 2026191
August 2026292
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · New Costessey
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime141
criminal damage arson37
shoplifting37
public order27
other theft19
vehicle crime11
other crime7
bicycle theft6
burglary6
possession of weapons5
drugs2
robbery1
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.

Police data and method →

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 →