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Drayton South

Ward

West Broadland. About 2,538 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Drayton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,406
Joint 550th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Drayton South compares

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

Drayton SouthMiddle
Population27 wards, Broadland · 2021
Population: every ward in Broadland27 areas from 2,406 to 9,527. The middle area is 5,284. Drayton South is 2,406.
2,406least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 wards, Broadland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Broadland27 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Drayton South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Broadland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Broadland27 areas from 8.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 85.0%. Drayton South is 85.0%.
85.0%14th highest
Claimant rate27 wards, Broadland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Broadland27 areas from 1.1% to 2.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Drayton South is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 8th highest

Is Drayton South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Drayton South at a rate of 29.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 39.3 per 1,000 people across Broadland.

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

In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Drayton South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (26), other crime (19) and anti-social behaviour (8).

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 Broadland

These figures are published for the whole of Broadland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Broadland and not Drayton South alone. See Broadland

Average house price
£313,407
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,195
166th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.2
Joint 49th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Drayton South in brief

Drayton South had 2,406 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Drayton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Drayton South, 85.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Drayton South, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.