Is Old Fakenham Road in Breckland a nice place to live?

Old Fakenham Road is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Old Fakenham Road 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

Old Fakenham Road is located in the Upper Wensum ward of the Breckland district in Norfolk.
Coordinates 52.752351, 1.015553
Grid Ref TG036214
Constituency Mid Norfolk
Postcodes NR20 4QJ, NR20 4QL

House Prices

The average house price in Old Fakenham Road is 100% higher than the rest of Breckland. The last sale we have on record is 3 Old Fakenham Road, that sold for £194,000. The average house price in Breckland is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Old Fakenham Road

Date No. Type Price
12/07/2023 3 Semi £194,000
23/09/2022 6 Semi £220,000
21/05/2021 FIELD MAPLE VIEW Detached £360,000
22/01/2021 ELDER HOUSE Detached £385,000
30/09/2020 FOXLEY LODGE £1,135,250

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

Crime in Old Fakenham Road, Norfolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Norfolk Police in Old Fakenham Road 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 Old Fakenham Road and compared that to the average for the Upper Wensum ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Old Fakenham Road

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 Old Fakenham Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Old Fakenham Road 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 Old Fakenham Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Old Fakenham Road 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 Old Fakenham Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Old Fakenham Road 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 Old Fakenham Road 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 Old Fakenham Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Old Fakenham Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Old Fakenham Road

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

Unemployment in Old Fakenham Road

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.
1.7% of Old Fakenham Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old Fakenham Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Old Fakenham Road. The proportion of retirees on Old Fakenham Road is 12.01% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.61% of Old Fakenham Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Old Fakenham Road

The proportion of home owners on Old Fakenham Road is 18.43% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.49% of properties in Old Fakenham Road are private rented and 5.07% are social rented.
80.43% of residents of Old Fakenham Road own their home

Country of Birth of Old Fakenham Road residents

The proportion if Old Fakenham Road residents born in the UK is 13.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.44% of Old Fakenham Road residents were born outside the UK.
96.56% of Old Fakenham Road residents were born in the UK

Old Fakenham Road Summary

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

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