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Fakenham

Middle area

The west of the North Norfolk. 8,164 people in 9.0 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 Fakenham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£255,000
2,794th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,015
3,531st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Fakenham compares

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

FakenhamMiddle
Median sale price15 middle areas, North Norfolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Norfolk15 areas from £240,000 to £480,000. The middle area is £300,890. Fakenham is £255,000.
£255,0002nd lowest
Population15 middle areas, North Norfolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Norfolk15 areas from 5,750 to 8,604. The middle area is 6,816. Fakenham is 8,015.
8,0152nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, North Norfolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Norfolk15 areas from 12.1% to 91.0%. The middle area is 47.2%. Fakenham is 78.5%.
78.5%4th highest
Claimant rate15 middle areas, North Norfolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Norfolk15 areas from 1.9% to 3.6%. The middle area is 2.7%. Fakenham is 3.6%.
3.6%joint highest

Figures for the whole of North Norfolk

These figures are published for the whole of North Norfolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Norfolk and not Fakenham alone. See North Norfolk

Average house price
£292,563
Down 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,362
39th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.1
121st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fakenham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fakenham was £255,000 in 2025.

Fakenham had 8,015 usual residents at the census.

In Fakenham, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Fakenham, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.