Watton
Breckland · East of England · population 9,230 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode IP25
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,809 of 6,856 in England
- #515 of 746 in East of England
- #10 of 17 in Breckland
- Around the England average
In summary
Watton is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,809 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 17 in Breckland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (86) but weak on Housing & access (12). Typical homes here sold for about £235,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 154 sales), 12% below the wider Breckland median of £267,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,622 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £235,000 | 154 | -6.0% | +8.3% |
| Detached | £285,000 | 74 | -5.0% | +15.9% |
| Semi-detached | £211,000 | 48 | -9.2% | +21.4% |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 25 | -0.7% | 0.0% |
| Flat | £90,000 | 7 | — | -32.1% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,622 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Breckland
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Apley & LeegomeryTelford and Wrekin44£227,500
- Great Oakley and DanesholmeNorth Northamptonshire44£227,500
- Cheadle North, Alton & KingsleyStaffordshire Moorlands44£250,000
- RoselandsEastbourne44£287,000
- Earby & SalterforthPendle44£170,000
- Bexhill East & PebshamRother44£315,000