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Central Wymondham

Ward

The north west of the South Norfolk. About 5,437 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 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 Central Wymondham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,429
Joint 3,096th 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
87.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Wymondham compares

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

Central WymondhamMiddle
Population26 wards, South Norfolk · 2021
Population: every ward in South Norfolk26 areas from 1,962 to 10,922. The middle area is 5,408. Central Wymondham is 5,429.
5,42913th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares26 wards, South Norfolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Norfolk26 areas from 0.0% to 27.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Central Wymondham is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, South Norfolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Norfolk26 areas from 18.3% to 92.5%. The middle area is 72.9%. Central Wymondham is 87.4%.
87.4%6th highest
Claimant rate26 wards, South Norfolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Norfolk26 areas from 1.1% to 3.8%. The middle area is 2.4%. Central Wymondham is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 12th highest

Is Central Wymondham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Wymondham at a rate of 50.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 48.7 per 1,000 people across South Norfolk.

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

In August 2026 alone, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Wymondham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (98), criminal damage and arson (31) and other crime (31).

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 South Norfolk

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

Average house price
£307,735
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,438
152nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Wymondham in brief

Central Wymondham had 5,429 usual residents at the census.

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

In Central Wymondham, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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