Old Catton

Broadland · East of England · population 8,747 · 5 LSOAs

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

86Area Score / 100 ?
  • #985 of 6,856 in England
  • #121 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 18 in Broadland
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,497
Median age (est.)46
Density2,639per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above26%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 9%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Old Catton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #985 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 18 in Broadland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (90) and lowest on Education (54). Typical homes here sold for about £280,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 165 sales), 8% below the wider Broadland median of £304,162. Typical household take-home income is around £40,945 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 27 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 74 · #1,787
Employment 72 · #1,917
Education 54 · #3,145
Health 87 · #862
Crime 86 · #978
Housing & access 71 · #1,979
Living environment 90 · #684

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · -1.8% yr · n=165
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,000165-1.8%+16.7%
Detached£318,00073-7.8%+11.6%
Semi-detached£277,25044+0.8%+21.1%
Terraced£241,25032+7.2%+17.1%
Flat£142,50016+8.0%+5.6%
This area£280,000
Broadland£304,162
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)£40,945±£5,756 · #3,133 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,662
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

27 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 240 offences
Broadland35
East of England70
England83

Rank #266 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences128
Theft29
Burglary10
Vehicle crime4
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons24
Drugs11
Robbery0
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 41 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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