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Breckland 005B

Neighbourhood

North east Breckland. 2,634 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Breckland 005B is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
29.6
Joint 8,457th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£302,500
Joint 15,261st most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,320
Joint 1,915th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Breckland 005B compares

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

Breckland 005BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only80 neighbourhoods, Breckland · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Breckland80 areas from 6.4 to 53.3. The middle area is 18.4. Breckland 005B is 29.6.
29.612th most deprived
Median sale price77 neighbourhoods, Breckland · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Breckland77 areas from £159,500 to £478,500. The middle area is £275,000. Breckland 005B is £302,500.
£302,50024th most expensive
Population80 neighbourhoods, Breckland · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Breckland80 areas from 1,050 to 2,807. The middle area is 1,683. Breckland 005B is 2,320.
2,32013th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage80 neighbourhoods, Breckland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Breckland80 areas from 7.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 73.2%. Breckland 005B is 85.3%.
85.3%22nd highest

Is Breckland 005B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Breckland 005B at a rate of 293.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 101.4 per 1,000 people across Dereham Central & Toftwood.

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

In August 2026 alone, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Breckland 005B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (232), shoplifting (221) and anti-social behaviour (106).

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 Breckland

These figures are published for the whole of Breckland, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Breckland and not Breckland 005B alone. See Breckland

Average house price
£266,835
Down 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,399
40th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
148,095
Up 0.9% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Breckland 005B in brief

Breckland 005B has a deprivation score of 29.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Breckland 005B was £302,500 in 2025.

Breckland 005B had 2,320 usual residents at the census.

In Breckland 005B, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.