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Breckland 005C

Neighbourhood

North east Breckland. 2,643 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 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 005C is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
16.7
Joint 16,154th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£250,000
Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,477
Joint 1,098th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Breckland 005C compares

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

Breckland 005CMiddle
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 005C is 16.7.
16.730th least 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 005C is £250,000.
£250,000joint 29th cheapest
Population80 neighbourhoods, Breckland · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Breckland80 areas from 1,050 to 2,807. The middle area is 1,683. Breckland 005C is 2,477.
2,4776th 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 005C is 92.4%.
92.4%10th highest

Is Breckland 005C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Breckland 005C at a rate of 65.1 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, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Breckland 005C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (63), other crime (54) and anti-social behaviour (16).

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 005C 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 005C in brief

Breckland 005C has a deprivation score of 16.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Breckland 005C was £250,000 in 2025.

Breckland 005C had 2,477 usual residents at the census.

In Breckland 005C, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.