Cringleford, Little Melton & Easton

South Norfolk · East of England · population 10,367 · 6 LSOAs

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

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,143 of 6,856 in England
  • #147 of 746 in East of England
  • #3 of 16 in South Norfolk
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,952
Median age (est.)43
Density188per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above44%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 9%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 88%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Cringleford, Little Melton & Easton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,143 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 16 in South Norfolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (87) and lowest on Housing & access (35). Typical homes here sold for about £340,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 181 sales), 13% above the wider South Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,108 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 77 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 70 · #2,027
Employment 78 · #1,499
Education 86 · #985
Health 78 · #1,486
Crime 87 · #896
Housing & access 35 · #4,433
Living environment 72 · #1,883

House prices ?

£340,000median (12m) · -2.0% yr · n=181
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£340,000181-2.0%+5.4%
Detached£445,00097+9.2%+10.4%
Semi-detached£296,00047-0.5%+5.7%
Terraced£247,50025+4.7%+3.1%
Flat£166,75012+45.0%+29.8%
This area£340,000
South 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)£50,108±£7,083 · #1,045 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,886
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

77 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 799 offences
South Norfolk44
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,926 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences452
Theft101
Burglary38
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons77
Drugs27
Robbery1
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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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