Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South

Norwich · East of England · population 5,737 · 3 LSOAs

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

34Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,529 of 6,856 in England
  • #608 of 746 in East of England
  • #7 of 15 in Norwich
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,562
Median age (est.)38
Density4,109per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above39%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 11%25–44 37%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 29%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 46%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 10%Other: 12%
One person 46%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 10%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional15%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 55% · Christian 33% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,529 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 15 in Norwich. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (70) and lowest on Crime (20). Typical homes here sold for about £210,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 92 sales), 10% below the wider Norwich median of £233,200. Typical household take-home income is around £35,220 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 38 · #4,262
Employment 29 · #4,845
Education 36 · #4,378
Health 36 · #4,365
Crime 20 · #5,489
Housing & access 70 · #2,041
Living environment 34 · #4,509

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · -2.3% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00092-2.3%+16.7%
Detached£480,0007-2.5%+3.2%
Semi-detached£287,50010+14.4%0.0%
Terraced£235,00035-7.3%+10.3%
Flat£140,00040-2.8%+12.2%
This area£210,000
Norwich£233,200
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)£35,220±£5,049 · #4,955 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,783
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 471 offences
Norwich109
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,177 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences217
Theft76
Burglary32
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons42
Drugs15
Robbery6
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 94 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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