Thurlton, Haddiscoe & Geldeston

South Norfolk · East of England · population 5,921 · 4 LSOAs

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

49Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,494 of 6,856 in England
  • #473 of 746 in East of England
  • #16 of 16 in South Norfolk
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,838
Median age (est.)51
Density53per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van6%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 10%25–44 18%45–64 32%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 24%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · 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

Thurlton, Haddiscoe & Geldeston sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,494 of 6,856 in England, and #16 of 16 in South Norfolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (77) but weak on Living environment (7). Typical homes here sold for about £330,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 75 sales), 10% above the wider South Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,436 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 31 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 74 · #1,801
Employment 66 · #2,301
Education 43 · #3,926
Health 77 · #1,554
Crime 74 · #1,753
Housing & access 8 · #6,312
Living environment 7 · #6,373

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · +4.8% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,00075+4.8%+19.3%
Detached£400,00053+6.3%+30.1%
Semi-detached£295,00018+11.3%+15.7%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£330,000
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)£39,436±£5,563 · #3,588 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,168
Price-to-income ?8.4×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

31 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 186 offences
South Norfolk44
East of England70
England83

Rank #511 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences115
Theft11
Burglary12
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons10
Drugs2
Robbery1
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 29 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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