City Profile • Local Authority
Breckland
Breckland is a local authority district comprising 14 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £289k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.9% over the past year. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 50 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
143,479
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
14 AreasIP22ExploreIP24ExploreIP25ExploreIP26ExploreIP27ExploreNR16ExploreNR17ExploreNR19ExploreNR20ExploreNR21ExploreNR9ExplorePE32ExplorePE33ExplorePE37Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Breckland authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English88.7%
White: Other White7.0%
Any other ethnic group0.6%
White: Irish0.5%
Other Mixed0.4%
Other Asian0.4%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.4%
50-54 years7.1%
70-74 years6.9%
60-64 years6.6%
65-69 years6.2%
45-49 years6.0%
Top Occupations
Skilled trades13.3%
Professional13.0%
Elementary occupations12.3%
Managers and directors12.2%
Associate professional11.6%
Caring and leisure10.7%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright40.0%
Owned: Mortgage27.0%
Private rented: Landlord15.2%
Social rented: Other11.3%
Private rented: Other2.9%
Social rented: Council2.7%
Area DNA
family10/10
health2/10
safety9/10
homeown6/10
transit1/10
affluence3/10
diversity8/10
employment6/10
investment3/10