Sprowston East

Broadland · East of England · population 9,935 · 6 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,074 of 6,856 in England
  • #138 of 746 in East of England
  • #6 of 18 in Broadland
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,532
Median age (est.)44
Density1,761per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 8%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,074 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 18 in Broadland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (90) and lowest on Education (45). Typical homes here, about £300,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 241 sales), in line with the wider Broadland median of £304,162. Typical household take-home income is around £38,739 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 76 · #1,657
Employment 77 · #1,595
Education 45 · #3,782
Health 82 · #1,239
Crime 85 · #1,054
Housing & access 68 · #2,157
Living environment 90 · #663

House prices ?

£300,000median (12m) · +6.2% yr · n=241
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£300,000241+6.2%+25.6%
Detached£365,00090+2.0%+30.4%
Semi-detached£275,000102+1.9%+18.5%
Terraced£256,50036-2.7%+14.0%
Flat£164,00013-3.5%+4.0%
This area£300,000
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)£38,739±£5,496 · #3,784 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,465
Price-to-income ?7.7×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 ?

90Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 375 offences
Broadland35
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,055 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences175
Theft74
Burglary7
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons37
Drugs7
Robbery4
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 57 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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