Dereham Central & Toftwood
Breckland · East of England · population 11,684 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,043 of 6,856 in England
- #552 of 746 in East of England
- #12 of 17 in Breckland
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 13%
All occupation groups
| Caring & leisure | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 8%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Dereham Central & Toftwood is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,043 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 17 in Breckland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (84) and lowest on Education (33). Typical homes here sold for about £231,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 190 sales), 13% below the wider Breckland median of £267,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,827 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £33,756 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £231,000 | 190 | +5.0% | +16.8% |
| Detached | £315,000 | 69 | +3.3% | +22.6% |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 50 | -6.4% | +10.0% |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 57 | +0.8% | +17.1% |
| Flat | £118,750 | 14 | -1.0% | +18.8% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,827 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,525 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 411 |
| Theft | 338 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 75 |
| Public order & weapons | 104 |
| Drugs | 47 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Other | 31 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 144 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Breckland
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Mincinglake & Beacon HeathExeter41£265,000
- Crowan, Wendron & StithiansCornwall41£327,500
- DerringhamKingston upon Hull, City of41£132,500
- Roedean & MarinaBrighton and Hove41£415,000
- Queens ParkBrent41£737,125
- Great TorringtonTorridge41£227,500