Cromer

North Norfolk · East of England · population 7,477 · 6 LSOAs

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

35Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,433 of 6,856 in England
  • #598 of 746 in East of England
  • #13 of 15 in North Norfolk
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,544
Median age (est.)57
Density1,737per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above25%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 27%65+ 37%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 13%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 43%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 43%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 15% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure15%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Other 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

Cromer is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,433 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 15 in North Norfolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (56) and lowest on Education (24). Typical homes here sold for about £272,250 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 110 sales), 9% below the wider North Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,358 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 63 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 41 · #4,063
Employment 28 · #4,934
Education 24 · #5,174
Health 30 · #4,769
Crime 56 · #3,035
Housing & access 51 · #3,357
Living environment 33 · #4,570

House prices ?

£272,250median (12m) · +8.4% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£272,250110+8.4%+8.9%
Detached£408,00033+9.7%+8.8%
Semi-detached£326,50012-3.3%+34.9%
Terraced£235,00023-5.6%+2.6%
Flat£174,50042+1.5%+14.4%
This area£272,250
North Norfolk£300,000
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)£30,358±£4,807 · #6,330 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,112
Price-to-income ?9.0×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

63 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 469 offences
North Norfolk42
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,054 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences212
Theft106
Burglary13
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons57
Drugs15
Robbery1
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 70 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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