North Walsham West

North Norfolk · East of England · population 6,305 · 4 LSOAs

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

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,432 of 6,856 in England
  • #465 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 15 in North Norfolk
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,194
Median age (est.)49
Density598per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above21%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 14%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 37%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure14%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
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 48% · No religion 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

North Walsham West sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,432 of 6,856 in England, and #2 of 15 in North Norfolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (87) and lowest on Education (33). Typical homes here sold for about £265,613 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 82 sales), 11% below the wider North Norfolk median of £300,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,727 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £33,900 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 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 42 · #3,974
Employment 37 · #4,344
Education 33 · #4,564
Health 41 · #4,049
Crime 73 · #1,835
Housing & access 52 · #3,261
Living environment 87 · #862

House prices ?

£265,613median (12m) · +6.7% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£265,61382+6.7%+11.4%
Detached£319,00029+1.3%+11.9%
Semi-detached£275,00022+19.6%+42.1%
Terraced£245,00020+16.7%+3.4%
Flat£115,00011-16.7%-5.7%
This area£265,613
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)£33,900±£4,834 · #5,382 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,548
Price-to-income ?7.8×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 ?

75Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 363 offences
North Norfolk42
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,681 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences194
Theft50
Burglary18
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons35
Drugs10
Robbery6
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 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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