Scole, Dickleburgh & Bressingham
South Norfolk · East of England · population 8,226 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,240 of 6,856 in England
- #441 of 746 in East of England
- #15 of 16 in South Norfolk
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 15% · Professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 15% |
| Professional | 15% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
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
Scole, Dickleburgh & Bressingham sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,240 of 6,856 in England, and #15 of 16 in South Norfolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (89) but weak on Housing & access (7). Typical homes here, about £337,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 92 sales), 12% above the wider South Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,050 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 37 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £337,500 | 92 | +16.4% | +27.4% |
| Detached | £407,500 | 56 | -1.2% | +16.4% |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 29 | +12.8% | +13.4% |
| Terraced | £265,000 | 6 | +14.0% | +19.1% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #2,872 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 #969 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 195 |
| Theft | 14 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 45 |
| Public order & weapons | 18 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 7 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 19 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
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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