South Norfolk: local statistics
South Norfolk is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 150,396 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 South Norfolk, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2025 the population of South Norfolk was estimated at 150,396, up 1.4% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 15.7% (the East of England: +8.5%), the 2nd fastest growth in the East of England. No earlier year in the series was higher.
Police recorded 6,192 crimes in South Norfolk in the year to March 2026, 41.2 for every 1,000 residents, the 2nd lowest rate in the East of England. That compares with 42.2 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 49.3, in the year to March 2022. Fraud is not included.
A Band D home in South Norfolk pays an average of £2,482.87 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.9% more than in 2025-26. It is the 7th highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,607.04, so it has risen 54%.
In August 2026, 1,985 people in South Norfolk were on the claimant count, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.3% in the East of England. A year earlier the rate was 2.1%. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.8% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.9% in October 2023.
The average house price in South Norfolk was £311,587 in July 2026, up 1.5% on July 2025. It ranks as the 31st highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England (regional average £337,518). This July figure is the highest in the series, 36% up on July 2016. The average price is 7.9 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in South Norfolk. That ratio is the 31st highest ratio of 45 in the East of England.
A girl born in South Norfolk in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 84.5 years and a boy 81.2 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.1 years for women and -0.3 for men. It is the 16th highest for women of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 81.5% of South Norfolk residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 5.6 points either way, against 78.3% across the East of England. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 71.3% to 85.0%.
The median full-time employee living in South Norfolk was paid £767.30 a week before tax in April 2025 (£39,438 a year). That is 4.7% below the figure for the East of England and the 28th highest of 45 in the East of England. Jobs based in South Norfolk paid a median £742.50 a week, £24.80 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £533.60: a change of +44% before inflation.
In March 2026, 6,695 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in South Norfolk, 9% more than in 2016. There are 45 per 1,000 residents, the 30th highest of 45 in the East of England.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 129,942 |
| 2016 | 131,472 |
| 2017 | 133,573 |
| 2018 | 135,560 |
| 2019 | 138,131 |
| 2020 | 139,842 |
| 2021 | 142,509 |
| 2022 | 144,529 |
| 2023 | 146,614 |
| 2024 | 148,384 |
| 2025 | 150,396 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £229,198 |
| July 2017 | £239,761 |
| July 2018 | £251,467 |
| July 2019 | £248,777 |
| July 2020 | £262,741 |
| July 2021 | £276,662 |
| July 2022 | £303,122 |
| July 2023 | £309,728 |
| July 2024 | £291,467 |
| July 2025 | £307,075 |
| July 2026 | £311,587 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £533.60 a week |
| 2016 | £539.70 a week |
| 2017 | £536.20 a week |
| 2018 | £594.30 a week |
| 2019 | £602.10 a week |
| 2020 | £587.10 a week |
| 2021 | £600.40 a week |
| 2022 | £628.90 a week |
| 2023 | £657.60 a week |
| 2024 | £754.80 a week |
| 2025 | £767.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,607.04 |
| 2017-18 | £1,675.78 |
| 2018-19 | £1,772.64 |
| 2019-20 | £1,843.74 |
| 2020-21 | £1,917.40 |
| 2021-22 | £1,994.48 |
| 2022-23 | £2,056.76 |
| 2023-24 | £2,153.48 |
| 2024-25 | £2,257.63 |
| 2025-26 | £2,367.89 |
| 2026-27 | £2,482.87 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 34.5 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 37.0 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 39.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 42.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 45.8 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 48.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 49.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 46.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 42.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 42.2 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 41.2 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 80.4% |
| 2016/17 | 83.2% |
| 2017/18 | 75.5% |
| 2018/19 | 81.6% |
| 2019/20 | 85.0% |
| 2020/21 | 71.3% |
| 2021/22 | 77.1% |
| 2022/23 | 78.7% |
| 2023/24 | 75.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78.0% |
| 2025/26 | 81.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.5 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,160 |
| 2017 | 6,340 |
| 2018 | 6,370 |
| 2019 | 6,520 |
| 2020 | 6,555 |
| 2021 | 6,530 |
| 2022 | 6,550 |
| 2023 | 6,555 |
| 2024 | 6,545 |
| 2025 | 6,590 |
| 2026 | 6,695 |
Questions about South Norfolk
What is the population of South Norfolk?
150,396 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the crime rate in South Norfolk?
41.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How much is Band D council tax in South Norfolk?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,482.87 for 2026-27.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in South Norfolk?
The ONS claimant count was 1,985 in August 2026, 2.3% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average house price in South Norfolk?
£311,587 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+1.5% on a year).
What is life expectancy in South Norfolk?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.2 years for men and 84.5 for women.
What is the average salary in South Norfolk?
Median pay for full-time employees living in South Norfolk was £767.30 a week in April 2025 (£39,438 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over South Norfolk
Every body that makes decisions for South 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
- South Norfolk council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- South 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
- Mid Norfolk: George Freeman (Conservative) MP
- Norwich South: Clive Lewis (Labour) MP
- South Norfolk: Ben Goldsborough (Labour) MP
- Waveney Valley: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party) 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 population · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the East of England: Breckland · Cambridge · East Hertfordshire · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Norwich · St Albans
Related questions
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