Wymondham West

South Norfolk · East of England · population 5,553 · 4 LSOAs

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

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,835 of 6,856 in England
  • #242 of 746 in East of England
  • #7 of 16 in South Norfolk
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,462
Median age (est.)53
Density555per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 15%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 40%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Wymondham West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,835 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 16 in South Norfolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (78) and lowest on Employment (52). Typical homes here sold for about £256,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 89 sales), 15% below the wider South Norfolk median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,566 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 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 66 · #2,301
Employment 52 · #3,288
Education 65 · #2,418
Health 64 · #2,493
Crime 78 · #1,534
Housing & access 66 · #2,322
Living environment 78 · #1,513

House prices ?

£256,000median (12m) · +3.6% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£256,00089+3.6%-1.5%
Detached£332,50024+7.3%+3.1%
Semi-detached£252,50030+6.1%+9.5%
Terraced£225,00027+9.8%+7.1%
Flat£135,0008+11.1%
This area£256,000
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)£36,566±£5,243 · #4,512 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,546
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

93Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 228 offences
South Norfolk44
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,335 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences118
Theft33
Burglary5
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons21
Drugs5
Robbery2
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 35 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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