North Norfolk: local statistics
North Norfolk is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 103,708 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 North Norfolk, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North Norfolk was £646.20 in April 2025 (£34,362 a year). That is 19.7% below the figure for the East of England and the lowest in the East of England. Jobs based in North Norfolk paid a median £620.40 a week, £25.80 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £437.10, so it has risen 48% before inflation.
In mid-2025 the population of North Norfolk was estimated at 103,708, up 0.3% on a year earlier. That is 1,735 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 1.7%; the East of England grew by 8.5% over the same years, the 2nd slowest growth in the East of England. No earlier year in the series was higher.
Police recorded 4,331 crimes in North Norfolk in the year to March 2026, 41.8 for every 1,000 residents, the 3rd lowest rate of the 42 council areas in the East of England. The rate was 41.2 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 34.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The average house price in North Norfolk was £292,563 in July 2026, down 3.1% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it 35th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest (regional average £337,518). The July peak was £319,392 in 2023, and prices are 31% above July 2016. The average price is 8.5 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in North Norfolk. That ratio is mid-table in the East of England, 19th of 45.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 72.8% of North Norfolk residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 8.0 points either way, against 78.3% across the East of England. Its lowest reading in the series was 67.5% and its highest 81.4%.
A Band D home in North Norfolk pays an average of £2,459.93 in council tax in 2026-27, 5.1% more than in 2025-26. It is 11th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,592.36.
4,885 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in North Norfolk in March 2026, 2% fewer than in 2016. There are 47 per 1,000 residents, close to the middle of the 45 council areas in the East of England (20th highest).
Life expectancy at birth in North Norfolk is 84.9 years for women and 80.1 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.5 years for women and +0.0 for men. It is the 13th highest for women of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
2.7% of North Norfolk residents aged 16 to 64 (1,460 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the East of England was 3.3%. That compares with 2.5% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.4% (October 2023) and 3.3% (August 2021).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 101,973 |
| 2016 | 102,176 |
| 2017 | 102,718 |
| 2018 | 102,523 |
| 2019 | 102,509 |
| 2020 | 102,064 |
| 2021 | 103,239 |
| 2022 | 103,218 |
| 2023 | 103,486 |
| 2024 | 103,431 |
| 2025 | 103,708 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £222,929 |
| July 2017 | £236,403 |
| July 2018 | £253,215 |
| July 2019 | £256,126 |
| July 2020 | £244,542 |
| July 2021 | £278,117 |
| July 2022 | £312,500 |
| July 2023 | £319,392 |
| July 2024 | £300,803 |
| July 2025 | £301,966 |
| July 2026 | £292,563 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £437.10 a week |
| 2016 | £456.50 a week |
| 2017 | £457.10 a week |
| 2018 | £488.70 a week |
| 2019 | £494.90 a week |
| 2020 | £492.80 a week |
| 2021 | £559.40 a week |
| 2022 | £587.40 a week |
| 2023 | £587.70 a week |
| 2024 | £655.50 a week |
| 2025 | £646.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,592.36 |
| 2017-18 | £1,657.65 |
| 2018-19 | £1,751.18 |
| 2019-20 | £1,822.94 |
| 2020-21 | £1,895.24 |
| 2021-22 | £1,967.51 |
| 2022-23 | £2,030.03 |
| 2023-24 | £2,129.18 |
| 2024-25 | £2,231.98 |
| 2025-26 | £2,341.13 |
| 2026-27 | £2,459.93 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 34.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 33.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 38.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 40.7 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 45.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 46.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 54.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 52.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 44.1 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 41.8 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 67.5% |
| 2016/17 | 67.8% |
| 2017/18 | 81.4% |
| 2018/19 | 78.1% |
| 2019/20 | 70.6% |
| 2020/21 | 73.4% |
| 2021/22 | 75.1% |
| 2022/23 | 78.4% |
| 2023/24 | 67.9% |
| 2024/25 | 69.9% |
| 2025/26 | 72.8% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.4 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.9 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.0 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,990 |
| 2017 | 5,040 |
| 2018 | 5,000 |
| 2019 | 5,015 |
| 2020 | 4,955 |
| 2021 | 4,915 |
| 2022 | 4,990 |
| 2023 | 4,980 |
| 2024 | 4,895 |
| 2025 | 4,900 |
| 2026 | 4,885 |
Questions about North Norfolk
What is the average salary in North Norfolk?
£646.20 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of North Norfolk?
The ONS estimates 103,708 people lived in North Norfolk in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in North Norfolk?
41.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average house price in North Norfolk?
£292,563 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-3.1% on a year).
How much is Band D council tax in North Norfolk?
£2,459.93 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in North Norfolk?
84.9 years for women and 80.1 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North Norfolk?
1,460 in August 2026 (2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over North Norfolk
Every body that makes decisions for North Norfolk, 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
- North Norfolk council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North Norfolk 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
- North Norfolk: Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat) 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: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK population · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in the East of England: Babergh · Broxbourne · Fenland · Great Yarmouth · Harlow · Watford
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