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Ditchingham & Earsham

Ward

The south east of the South Norfolk. About 6,563 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 84 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 Ditchingham & Earsham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,426
Joint 3,926th 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
54.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ditchingham & Earsham compares

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

Ditchingham & EarshamMiddle
Population26 wards, South Norfolk · 2021
Population: every ward in South Norfolk26 areas from 1,962 to 10,922. The middle area is 5,408. Ditchingham & Earsham is 6,426.
6,4268th 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%. Ditchingham & Earsham 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%. Ditchingham & Earsham is 54.1%.
54.1%4th lowest
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%. Ditchingham & Earsham is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 7th highest

Is Ditchingham & Earsham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ditchingham & Earsham at a rate of 28.4 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, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ditchingham & Earsham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (117), other crime (51) and criminal damage and arson (25).

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 Ditchingham & Earsham 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
Ditchingham & Earsham in brief

Ditchingham & Earsham had 6,426 usual residents at the census.

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

In Ditchingham & Earsham, 54.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ditchingham & Earsham, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.