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Thetford South

Middle area

South Breckland. 8,580 people in 18 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Thetford South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£195,000
1,366th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,634
2,565th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
69.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Thetford South compares

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Breckland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Breckland17 areas from £195,000 to £380,000. The middle area is £275,000. Thetford South is £195,000.
£195,000lowest
Population17 middle areas, Breckland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Breckland17 areas from 5,933 to 11,605. The middle area is 7,654. Thetford South is 8,634.
8,6347th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Breckland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Breckland17 areas from 31.6% to 90.4%. The middle area is 70.0%. Thetford South is 69.8%.
69.8%8th lowest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Breckland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Breckland17 areas from 1.5% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.4%. Thetford South is 4.2%.
4.2%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Breckland

These figures are published for the whole of Breckland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Breckland and not Thetford South alone. See Breckland

Average house price
£268,905
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,399
40th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.4
129th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thetford South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thetford South was £195,000 in 2025.

Thetford South had 8,634 usual residents at the census.

In Thetford South, 69.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thetford South, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.