Broadland: local statistics
Broadland is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 139,652 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Broadland, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Police recorded 4,814 crimes in Broadland in the year to March 2026, 34.5 for every 1,000 residents, the lowest rate in the East of England. A year earlier it was 35.2. In the year to March 2016 it was 31.6 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The claimant count for Broadland stood at 1,680 in August 2026, or 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.3% in the East of England. A year earlier the rate was 2.0%. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.6% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.7% in October 2023.
An estimated 84.8% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Broadland were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 5.5 points either way; the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 72.9% to 86.7%.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Broadland was £724.40 in April 2025, or £38,195 over a year. It is the 36th highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England, and 10.0% less than across the East of England. Jobs based in Broadland paid a median £681.70 a week, £42.70 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £526.80, so it has risen 38% before inflation.
139,652 people lived in Broadland in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of +1.3% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 11.0%, against +8.5% for the East of England as a whole, the 12th fastest growth of the 45 council areas in the East of England. No earlier year in the series was higher.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Broadland at £313,407 for July 2026, a rise of 2.9% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 30th highest of 45 in the East of England (regional average £337,518). The July peak was £314,288 in 2022, and prices are 34% above July 2016. The average price is 8.2 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Broadland. That ratio is close to the middle of the 45 council areas in the East of England (24th highest ratio).
In March 2026, 5,730 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Broadland, 8% more than in 2016. That is 41 for every 1,000 residents, 40th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Broadland is £2,437.78, 4.7% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 18th highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,585.68, so it has risen 54%.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Broadland had a life expectancy at birth of 84.2 years; for men it was 81.1 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.3 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.5 more. It is close to the middle of the 45 council areas in the East of England (23rd highest for women).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 125,837 |
| 2016 | 126,642 |
| 2017 | 127,708 |
| 2018 | 128,674 |
| 2019 | 129,721 |
| 2020 | 130,760 |
| 2021 | 132,238 |
| 2022 | 133,802 |
| 2023 | 135,955 |
| 2024 | 137,892 |
| 2025 | 139,652 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £234,235 |
| July 2017 | £248,198 |
| July 2018 | £248,620 |
| July 2019 | £257,938 |
| July 2020 | £266,255 |
| July 2021 | £277,123 |
| July 2022 | £314,288 |
| July 2023 | £306,951 |
| July 2024 | £298,281 |
| July 2025 | £304,560 |
| July 2026 | £313,407 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £526.80 a week |
| 2016 | £545.20 a week |
| 2017 | £521.90 a week |
| 2018 | £555.40 a week |
| 2019 | £560.60 a week |
| 2020 | £560.60 a week |
| 2021 | £564.80 a week |
| 2022 | £630.60 a week |
| 2023 | £676.70 a week |
| 2024 | £702.50 a week |
| 2025 | £724.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,585.68 |
| 2017-18 | £1,656.21 |
| 2018-19 | £1,750.72 |
| 2019-20 | £1,817.05 |
| 2020-21 | £1,890.53 |
| 2021-22 | £1,969.03 |
| 2022-23 | £2,027.10 |
| 2023-24 | £2,120.75 |
| 2024-25 | £2,224.97 |
| 2025-26 | £2,327.99 |
| 2026-27 | £2,437.78 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 31.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 32.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 35.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 40.2 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 46.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 46.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 46.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 44.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 37.6 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 35.2 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 34.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 80.9% |
| 2016/17 | 80.4% |
| 2017/18 | 84.2% |
| 2018/19 | 78.5% |
| 2019/20 | 86.7% |
| 2020/21 | 81.2% |
| 2021/22 | 80.4% |
| 2022/23 | 84.4% |
| 2023/24 | 72.9% |
| 2024/25 | 86.1% |
| 2025/26 | 84.8% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.7 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.2 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,325 |
| 2017 | 5,870 |
| 2018 | 5,835 |
| 2019 | 5,395 |
| 2020 | 5,435 |
| 2021 | 5,520 |
| 2022 | 5,555 |
| 2023 | 5,475 |
| 2024 | 5,565 |
| 2025 | 5,635 |
| 2026 | 5,730 |
Questions about Broadland
What is the crime rate in Broadland?
Home Office figures show 4,814 offences in the year to March 2026, or 34.5 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Broadland?
The ONS claimant count was 1,680 in August 2026, 2.1% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average salary in Broadland?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Broadland was £724.40 a week in April 2025 (£38,195 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the population of Broadland?
The ONS estimates 139,652 people lived in Broadland in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Broadland?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £313,407.
How much is Band D council tax in Broadland?
£2,437.78 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in Broadland?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.1 years for men and 84.2 for women.
Who has power over Broadland
Every body that makes decisions for Broadland, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Broadland council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Broadland in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Broadland and Fakenham: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) MP
- Norwich North: Alice Macdonald (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK unemployment rate · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the East of England: Breckland · Cambridge · Epping Forest · Ipswich · North Hertfordshire · Norwich
Related questions
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