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North Walsham West

Ward

The east of the North Norfolk. About 5,353 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 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 North Walsham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,236
2,935th 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
75.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North Walsham West compares

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

North Walsham WestMiddle
Population32 wards, North Norfolk · 2021
Population: every ward in North Norfolk32 areas from 2,264 to 5,772. The middle area is 2,614. North Walsham West is 5,236.
5,2363rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 wards, North Norfolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Norfolk32 areas from 0.0% to 20.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. North Walsham West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage32 wards, North Norfolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Norfolk32 areas from 6.8% to 96.9%. The middle area is 46.0%. North Walsham West is 75.4%.
75.4%8th highest
Claimant rate32 wards, North Norfolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Norfolk32 areas from 0.7% to 4.6%. The middle area is 2.6%. North Walsham West is 3.1%.
3.1%9th highest

Is North Walsham West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Walsham West at a rate of 70.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 51.4 per 1,000 people across North Norfolk.

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

In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Walsham West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (216), other crime (84) and anti-social behaviour (67).

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 North Norfolk

These figures are published for the whole of North Norfolk, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Norfolk and not North Walsham West alone. See North Norfolk

Average house price
£286,315
Down 4.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,362
39th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
Joint 115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.1
121st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
North Walsham West in brief

North Walsham West had 5,236 usual residents at the census.

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

In North Walsham West, 75.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In North Walsham West, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.