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Norden

Ward

East Basingstoke and Deane. About 11,247 people in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Norden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,723
Joint 2,120th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Norden compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

NordenMiddle
Population18 wards, Basingstoke and Deane · 2021
Population: every ward in Basingstoke and Deane18 areas from 7,150 to 12,134. The middle area is 10,640. Norden is 10,723.
10,7237th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 wards, Basingstoke and Deane · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Basingstoke and Deane18 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Norden is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Basingstoke and Deane · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Basingstoke and Deane18 areas from 32.3% to 97.7%. The middle area is 81.9%. Norden is 94.9%.
94.9%3rd highest
Claimant rate18 wards, Basingstoke and Deane · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Basingstoke and Deane18 areas from 1.5% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.5%. Norden is 3.9%.
3.9%2nd highest

Is Norden safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Norden at a rate of 101.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.7 per 1,000 people across Basingstoke and Deane.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Norden.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (506), other crime (216) and anti-social behaviour (168).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane

These figures are published for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, not for each ward, so they describe all of Basingstoke and Deane and not Norden alone. See Basingstoke and Deane

Average house price
£370,223
Up 1.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,809
52nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
Joint 115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.0
Joint 62nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Norden in brief

Norden had 10,723 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Norden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Norden, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Norden, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.