Wensum Area Report: £222k Median Price & Demographics | Sipuha
sipuha
Tap to load interactive map

Wensum

EnglandEast of EnglandNorwichWensum
WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
13,898
Households
5,971
Crimes · May '26
40 · 2.9 per 1k
5,971
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
No religion · 56%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
40 · 2.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£222,115
Median property price
239
Postcodes
5,971
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
No religion · 56%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
40 · 2.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£222,115
Median property price
239
Postcodes

Overview of Wensum

Coordinates52.6383, 1.2579
Postcodes
239
Population (Census)
13,898
Households (Census)
5,971
Recorded crime · May '26
40 · 2.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wensum

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.81 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Wensum

Property sales · Wensum
HM Land Registry · Wensum
Average price
£225,069
YoY: -2.0%
Median price: £226,111
View district NR2
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 6 sales · avg £208,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£256k£223k£190k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

Transactions are hidden by default.

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 Wensum

Crime trends · Wensum
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23169
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -32%
ASB
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -57%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -54%

4 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

40
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Wensum

Ethnicity

Total residents: 13,870
White Brit.77.8%
Other White8.3%
African2.2%
Other Asian1.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 8.4%

Religion

Total residents: 13,901
No religion55.7%
Christian31.7%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim3.4%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 13,898
35–4919.0%
25–3415.9%
50–6414.6%
20–2413.4%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%

Households

Total households: 5,971
Other23.7%
Any member 66+11.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
+ 7 other households · 35.8%