Hethersett

South Norfolk · East of England · population 7,591 · 4 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,122 of 6,856 in England
  • #143 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 16 in South Norfolk
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,201
Median age (est.)42
Density660per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above36%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 8%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 12%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Hethersett is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,122 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 16 in South Norfolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (96) and lowest on Housing & access (48). Typical homes here sold for about £310,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 141 sales), in line with the wider South Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,444 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 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 69 · #2,103
Employment 70 · #2,055
Education 70 · #2,027
Health 85 · #1,033
Crime 76 · #1,609
Housing & access 48 · #3,549
Living environment 96 · #265

House prices ?

£310,000median (12m) · -0.8% yr · n=141
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£310,000141-0.8%+14.8%
Detached£345,00069-9.6%+7.4%
Semi-detached£270,000460.0%+17.4%
Terraced£223,25024+6.3%+7.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£310,000
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)£45,444±£6,417 · #1,971 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,351
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 ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 368 offences
South Norfolk44
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,989 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences184
Theft63
Burglary10
Vehicle crime4
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons37
Drugs7
Robbery1
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 45 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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