Swaffham

Breckland · East of England · population 9,002 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

33Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Swaffham is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,611 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 17 in Breckland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (86) but weak on Education (9). Typical homes here sold for about £256,496 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 179 sales), in line with the wider Breckland median of £267,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 35 · #4,440
Employment 30 · #4,783
Education 9 · #6,243
Health 36 · #4,351
Crime 47 · #3,638
Housing & access 42 · #3,947
Living environment 86 · #958

House prices ?

£256,496median (12m) · -2.8% yr · n=179
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£256,496179-2.8%+20.7%
Detached£334,50078+2.9%+39.4%
Semi-detached£240,00055+5.7%+11.6%
Terraced£190,00041+10.8%+15.2%
Flat£115,00050.0%
This area£256,496
Breckland£267,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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