sipuha

Breckland

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
141,476
Households
60,360
Crimes · Aug '26
696

Estimated population, mid-2025: 148,095 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

60,360
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
696
Crimes · Aug '26
£260,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,739 sales
£928
Average rent, August 2026
4,723
Postcodes
60,360
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
696
Crimes · Aug '26
£260,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,739 sales
£928
Average rent, August 2026
4,723
Postcodes

Sold prices in Breckland

England & Wales
Property sales · Breckland
HM Land Registry · Breckland
Average price
£297,985
Median price: £260,000
Median -4.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,739 sales
View district NR20
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 51 sales · avg £268,794
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£318k£293k£269k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Breckland

England & Wales
Crime trends · Breckland

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
298
YoY +25%
364291218
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
114
YoY +23%
15610350
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY -26%
25166
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
21
YoY +91%
23169
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
63
YoY +12%
765228
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
128
YoY stable
172144116
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
58
YoY +35%
584226
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · public order up sharply · burglary rising

696
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Breckland

Ethnicity

Total residents: 141,476
White Brit.88.7%
Other White7.0%
+ other · 4.3%

Religion

Total residents: 141,476
Christian50.0%
No religion42.1%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 141,476
50–6421.1%
35–4917.0%
65–7413.1%
25–3411.7%
75–848.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%

Households

Total households: 60,360
One person: aged 66+14.4%
Single family household, all members 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.4%
One person: other13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
+ 9 other households · 33.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Breckland

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.11 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.11 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Breckland

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Breckland

Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway) is a 146-minute walk from the centre

Underground · 11.7 km

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    Underground

    11.7 km

  • Attleborough

    Rail

    12.9 km

  • Eccles Road

    Rail

    14.3 km

  • Harling Road

    Rail

    14.8 km

  • Spooner Row

    Rail

    15.6 km

  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    Underground

    15.8 km

  • Wymondham

    Rail

    16.8 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Breckland

GPs make up most of the mapped places

24 GPs · 12 Museums · 6 Libraries · 45 in all

  • GPs24
  • Museums12
  • Libraries6
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Breckland

Average rent, August 2026

£928/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£665
1 bed
£846
2 bed
£1,044
3 bed
£1,519
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Norfolk.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Breckland is the district council. School applications go through Norfolk.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Overview of Breckland

Coordinates52.5849, 0.8708
Postcodes
4,723
Census 2021
141,476

Estimated population, mid-2025: 148,095 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
60,360
Recorded crime · Aug '26
696

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