Broadland: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£421,798

Semi-detached

£274,748

Terraced

£226,397

Flat or maisonette

£145,444

First-time buyers

£269,619

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

  106,618 in 1991 → 138,157 in 2024 (+29.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £169,353 in 2005 → £313,407 in 2026 (+85.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £347 in 2008 → £588 in 2025 (+69.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.6% in 2004 → 79.0% in 2023 (+4.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.2% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+66.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,827 in 1997 → £25,735 in 2024 (+117.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Broadland; 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

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 6th lowest of 363
• Productivity · Economy & work£54.5 per hour (2023) · 21st highest of 361
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing15.2% (2024/25) · 19th lowest of 292
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 32nd highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work3.0% (2024) · 318th highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access15 min (2019) · 272nd lowest of 326
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£588 (April 2025) · 281st highest of 359
• Business births · Economy & work9.1% (2024) · 283rd highest of 361

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

• 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 Broadland.

• 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