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Thorpe Hamlet

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South east Norwich. About 10,247 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Thorpe Hamlet, 65.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,686
2,593rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
65.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
75.8%
274th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Thorpe Hamlet compares

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

Thorpe HamletMiddle
Population13 wards, Norwich · 2021
Population: every ward in Norwich13 areas from 9,686 to 14,550. The middle area is 10,620. Thorpe Hamlet is 9,686.
9,686lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Norwich · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Norwich13 areas from 59.5% to 98.1%. The middle area is 95.9%. Thorpe Hamlet is 65.7%.
65.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate13 wards, Norwich · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Norwich13 areas from 2.2% to 6.1%. The middle area is 4.1%. Thorpe Hamlet is 3.9%.
3.9%6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6413 wards, Norwich · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Norwich13 areas from 57.2% to 77.9%. The middle area is 69.0%. Thorpe Hamlet is 75.8%.
75.8%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Norwich

These figures are published for the whole of Norwich, not for each ward, so they describe all of Norwich and not Thorpe Hamlet alone. See Norwich

Average house price
£224,323
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,263
74th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
123rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.3
65th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thorpe Hamlet in brief

Thorpe Hamlet had 9,686 usual residents at the census.

In Thorpe Hamlet, 65.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thorpe Hamlet, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

75.8% of residents in Thorpe Hamlet were aged 15 to 64 at the census.