Diss & Roydon
South Norfolk · East of England · population 10,980 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,754 of 6,856 in England
- #383 of 746 in East of England
- #12 of 16 in South Norfolk
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 11%
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
Diss & Roydon is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,754 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 16 in South Norfolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (81) and lowest on Education (29). Typical homes here sold for about £261,500 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 146 sales), 13% below the wider South Norfolk median of £300,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,080 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £34,368 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £261,500 | 146 | +3.6% | +11.3% |
| Detached | £347,500 | 60 | +8.6% | +21.5% |
| Semi-detached | £245,000 | 34 | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Terraced | £209,750 | 40 | -2.4% | +18.2% |
| Flat | £107,250 | 12 | -19.1% | -14.2% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,080 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,716 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 317 |
| Theft | 130 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 65 |
| Public order & weapons | 58 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 26 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in South Norfolk
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Kingswood SouthSouth Gloucestershire60£290,000
- Horsford, Hainford & HevinghamBroadland60£290,000
- Wilstead & ShortstownBedford60£348,256
- Addlestone SouthRunnymede60£430,000
- Woodford BridgeRedbridge60£515,000
- Barkingside EastRedbridge60£562,500