Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons

North Norfolk · East of England · population 6,895 · 4 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,638 of 6,856 in England
  • #490 of 746 in East of England
  • #4 of 15 in North Norfolk
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,953
Median age (est.)57
Density126per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 7%25–44 16%45–64 31%65+ 35%

Tenure

Own outright: 56%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 56%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 6%Other: 24%
One person 30%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 6%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 17% · Skilled trades 17% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades17%
Professional14%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · 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

Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,638 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 15 in North Norfolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (83) but weak on Housing & access (12). Typical homes here sold for about £340,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 110 sales), 13% above the wider North Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,679 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 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 · #2,452
Employment 47 · #3,624
Education 38 · #4,282
Health 63 · #2,555
Crime 83 · #1,184
Housing & access 12 · #6,058
Living environment 20 · #5,468

House prices ?

£340,000median (12m) · -7.4% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£340,000110-7.4%+7.9%
Detached£390,00057-11.5%+13.9%
Semi-detached£330,00015+12.7%+14.5%
Terraced£271,00032+10.6%+10.6%
Flat£172,5006
This area£340,000
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)£38,679±£5,579 · #3,812 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,825
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 242 offences
North Norfolk42
East of England70
England83

Rank #822 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences151
Theft18
Burglary10
Vehicle crime2
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons18
Drugs11
Robbery0
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 28 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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