Is The Drift in Breckland a nice place to live?

The Drift is classified by the ONS as Older Farming Communities. The Drift is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

The Drift is located in the Upper Wensum ward of the Breckland district in Norfolk.
Coordinates 52.720448, 1.059248
Grid Ref TG067180
Suburb Lyng
Constituency Mid Norfolk
Postcodes IP24 3AX, NR17 2FB, NR20 4HX, NR9 5RH

House Prices

The average house price in The Drift is 100% higher than the rest of Breckland. The last sale we have on record is 12 The Drift, that sold for £187,500. The average house price in Breckland is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Drift

Date No. Type Price
20/10/2022 12 Terrace £187,500
27/09/2022 16 Detached £275,000
20/07/2021 13 Semi £153,000
22/06/2021 MEADOW LODGE £53,000
21/05/2021 THE COTTAGE Detached £600,000
23/02/2021 KEEPERS LODGE, 1 Detached £550,000
18/12/2020 LOMBE COTTAGE Detached £200,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in The Drift, Norfolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Norfolk Police in The Drift during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes The Drift and compared that to the average for the Upper Wensum ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Drift, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Upper Wensum ward

Social economic statistics for The Drift

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean The Drift is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Drift is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around The Drift experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Drift are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Drift involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Drift are in the top 40% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in The Drift are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of The Drift, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Drift are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Drift

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of The Drift.

Unemployment in The Drift

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.64% of The Drift residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Drift

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Drift. The proportion of retirees on The Drift is 11.36% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.96% of The Drift residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Drift

The proportion of home owners on The Drift is 20.5% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.17% of properties in The Drift are private rented and 8.33% are social rented.
82.5% of residents of The Drift own their home

Country of Birth of The Drift residents

The proportion if The Drift residents born in the UK is 15.41% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.94% of The Drift residents were born outside the UK.
98.06% of The Drift residents were born in the UK

The Drift Summary

The Drift has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Drift maybe difficult.

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