Walsingham & Raynham

North Norfolk · East of England · population 6,012 · 3 LSOAs

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

36Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,385 of 6,856 in England
  • #594 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 15 in North Norfolk
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,917
Median age (est.)50
Density42per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above25%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 12%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 18% · Managers & directors 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades18%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary13%
Professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional9%
Process & plant8%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%

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 42% · Buddhist 0%

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

Walsingham & Raynham is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,385 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 15 in North Norfolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (77) but weak on Living environment (6). Typical homes here sold for about £262,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 58 sales), 12% below the wider North Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,252 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 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 52 · #3,275
Employment 53 · #3,199
Education 23 · #5,256
Health 60 · #2,726
Crime 77 · #1,575
Housing & access 7 · #6,373
Living environment 6 · #6,462

House prices ?

£262,500median (12m) · -19.2% yr · n=58
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£262,50058-19.2%+5.0%
Detached£408,00020-8.8%-1.1%
Semi-detached£228,50021-16.2%+20.3%
Terraced£232,00017-13.4%+1.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£262,500
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)£36,252±£5,149 · #4,621 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,393
Price-to-income ?7.2×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 ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

32 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 191 offences
North Norfolk42
East of England70
England83

Rank #546 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences103
Theft25
Burglary13
Vehicle crime2
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons7
Drugs7
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 27 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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