Stalham & Sea Palling

North Norfolk · East of England · population 6,768 · 4 LSOAs

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

34Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,557 of 6,856 in England
  • #610 of 746 in East of England
  • #14 of 15 in North Norfolk
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,804
Median age (est.)53
Density114per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above22%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 29%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 11%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 35%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 18% · Managers & directors 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades18%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional12%
Elementary11%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant8%

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 51% · No religion 41% · 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

Stalham & Sea Palling is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,557 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 15 in North Norfolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (66) but weak on Living environment (10). Typical homes here sold for about £242,500 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 105 sales), 19% below the wider North Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,003 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 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 42 · #3,981
Employment 38 · #4,248
Education 24 · #5,174
Health 50 · #3,412
Crime 66 · #2,342
Housing & access 19 · #5,578
Living environment 10 · #6,174

House prices ?

£242,500median (12m) · +10.2% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£242,500105+10.2%+21.2%
Detached£360,00043+25.0%+45.5%
Semi-detached£240,00033+11.1%+26.3%
Terraced£184,000200.0%+7.8%
Flat£140,0009-0.7%+21.7%
This area£242,500
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)£34,003±£4,835 · #5,340 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,111
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 280 offences
North Norfolk42
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,372 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences143
Theft48
Burglary6
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons36
Drugs5
Robbery3
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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