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Old Catton and Sprowston West

Ward

South west Broadland. About 9,130 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 Old Catton and Sprowston West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,491
Joint 3,153rd most 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
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Old Catton and Sprowston West compares

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

Old Catton and Sprowston WestMiddle
Population27 wards, Broadland · 2021
Population: every ward in Broadland27 areas from 2,406 to 9,527. The middle area is 5,284. Old Catton and Sprowston West is 8,491.
8,4913rd most 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%. Old Catton and Sprowston West 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%. Old Catton and Sprowston West is 97.8%.
97.8%4th 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%. Old Catton and Sprowston West is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 11th highest

Is Old Catton and Sprowston West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Catton and Sprowston West at a rate of 32.7 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, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Catton and Sprowston West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (136), other crime (50) and anti-social behaviour (43).

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 Old Catton and Sprowston West alone. See Broadland

Average house price
£313,806
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,195
166th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 120th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.2
Joint 49th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Old Catton and Sprowston West in brief

Old Catton and Sprowston West had 8,491 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Old Catton and Sprowston West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Old Catton and Sprowston West, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Old Catton and Sprowston West, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.