Thetford Central & East

Breckland · East of England · population 10,703 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,610 of 6,856 in England
  • #359 of 746 in East of England
  • #3 of 17 in Breckland
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,691
Median age (est.)40
Density3,920per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above21%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 6%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 16% · Elementary 16% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Process & plant16%
Elementary16%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Professional10%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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

Thetford Central & East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,610 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 17 in Breckland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (75) and lowest on Education (21). Typical homes here sold for about £227,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 143 sales), 15% below the wider Breckland median of £267,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,752 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 66 · #2,329
Employment 74 · #1,794
Education 21 · #5,414
Health 63 · #2,528
Crime 53 · #3,247
Housing & access 61 · #2,678
Living environment 75 · #1,712

House prices ?

£227,000median (12m) · -1.3% yr · n=143
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£227,000143-1.3%+12.4%
Detached£285,00045-0.9%+6.5%
Semi-detached£232,50042+5.7%+17.7%
Terraced£189,00046-4.5%+14.5%
Flat£122,50010-7.9%
This area£227,000
Breckland£267,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,752±£5,630 · #3,497 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,317
Price-to-income ?5.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

67 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 716 offences
Breckland50
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,341 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences330
Theft128
Burglary19
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson70
Public order & weapons89
Drugs27
Robbery7
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 154 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 →

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