Harleston & Pulham

South Norfolk · East of England · population 7,682 · 4 LSOAs

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

53Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,234 of 6,856 in England
  • #438 of 746 in East of England
  • #14 of 16 in South Norfolk
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,546
Median age (est.)50
Density160per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above25%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 21%45–64 26%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 15%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Harleston & Pulham sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,234 of 6,856 in England, and #14 of 16 in South Norfolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (71) and lowest on Housing & access (23). Typical homes here sold for about £261,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 114 sales), 13% below the wider South Norfolk median of £300,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,481 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,127 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 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 56 · #3,042
Employment 51 · #3,336
Education 38 · #4,269
Health 71 · #1,986
Crime 70 · #2,075
Housing & access 23 · #5,249
Living environment 39 · #4,159

House prices ?

£261,250median (12m) · -3.2% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£261,250114-3.2%+7.7%
Detached£330,00047-4.3%+3.9%
Semi-detached£257,09137+6.8%+14.3%
Terraced£190,00018-13.3%+5.1%
Flat£135,000120.0%0.0%
This area£261,250
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)£36,127±£5,121 · #4,663 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,354
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 ?

78Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 268 offences
South Norfolk44
East of England70
England83

Rank #801 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences157
Theft25
Burglary12
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons14
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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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