Breckland: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£367,443

Semi-detached

£239,686

Terraced

£192,871

Flat or maisonette

£108,177

First-time buyers

£224,268

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  107,891 in 1991 → 146,620 in 2024 (+35.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £150,227 in 2005 → £268,905 in 2026 (+79.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £314 in 2008 → £578 in 2025 (+84.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  78.9% in 2004 → 72.6% in 2023 (−8.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.4% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+71.4%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,969 in 1997 → £23,170 in 2024 (+158.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Breckland; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 50th highest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment8,911 kWh (2024/25) · 58th lowest of 347
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing23.1 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 76th lowest of 292
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.4% (2025) · 97th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access21 min (2019) · 317th lowest of 326
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access67.3% (January 2026) · 336th highest of 361
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing34.3% (2024/25) · 262nd lowest of 296
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access53% (May 2024) · 275th highest of 318

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Norfolk, which includes Breckland.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.3 years · England 60.9 · 66th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.1 years · England 61.3 · 69th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)297.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 52nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.7% · England 10.4 · 43rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.1% · England 64.6 · 70th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Norfolk, which includes Breckland.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.5% · England 68.3 · 95th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.1 score · England 46.0 · 87th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.8% · England 5.8 · 101st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.8% · England 19.8 · 88th lowest of 153