Is Castle Lane in South Norfolk a nice place to live?

Castle Lane is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Castle Lane is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Castle Lane is located in the Harleston ward of the South Norfolk district in Norfolk.
Coordinates 52.412945, 1.308512
Grid Ref TM251845
Suburb Redenhall with Harleston
Constituency South Norfolk
Postcodes IP20 9NY

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Castle Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Castle Lane, Norfolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Norfolk Police in Castle Lane 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 Castle Lane and compared that to the average for the Harleston ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Castle Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harleston ward

Social economic statistics for Castle Lane

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 Castle Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Castle Lane 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 Castle Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Castle Lane are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Castle Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Castle Lane are in the top 30% 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 Castle Lane are in the top 20% 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 Castle Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Castle Lane are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Castle Lane

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

Unemployment in Castle Lane

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.
0% of Castle Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Castle Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Castle Lane. The proportion of retirees on Castle Lane is 13.68% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.28% of Castle Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Castle Lane

The proportion of home owners on Castle Lane is 11.33% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.33% of properties in Castle Lane are private rented and 2.67% are social rented.
73.33% of residents of Castle Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Castle Lane residents

The proportion if Castle Lane residents born in the UK is 13.48% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.87% of Castle Lane residents were born outside the UK.
96.13% of Castle Lane residents were born in the UK

Castle Lane Summary

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

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