Sprowston Central

Broadland · East of England · population 5,321 · 4 LSOAs

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

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,075 of 6,856 in England
  • #273 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 18 in Broadland
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,345
Median age (est.)47
Density1,693per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above23%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 43% · 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

Sprowston Central is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,075 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 18 in Broadland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (81) and lowest on Education (43). Typical homes here sold for about £281,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 86 sales), 8% below the wider Broadland median of £304,162. Typical household take-home income is around £40,102 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 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 64 · #2,438
Employment 54 · #3,179
Education 43 · #3,892
Health 64 · #2,432
Crime 71 · #2,013
Housing & access 71 · #2,013
Living environment 81 · #1,321

House prices ?

£281,000median (12m) · +3.9% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£281,00086+3.9%+18.3%
Detached£325,00029-4.4%+14.0%
Semi-detached£280,00045+2.8%+17.9%
Terraced£220,5008-2.0%+5.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£281,000
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)£40,102±£5,665 · #3,406 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,623
Price-to-income ?7.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 223 offences
Broadland35
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,407 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences116
Theft49
Burglary6
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons18
Drugs2
Robbery1
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 24 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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