Logo of PostcodeInfo website

Administrative Areas

Ward
Swaffham
Local Authority
Breckland
County
Norfolk
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
129
Population
330
Males
37%
Females
63%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
64
England❚PE37 7EG❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
9
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
8
C2 Skilled manual workers
24
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
23

Age Groups

Population
330
Under 16
11%
16 - 64
40%
65 or over
49%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
7%
16 - 29
12%
30 - 44
13%
45 - 59
12%
60 - 74
18%
75 or over
35%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
293
Single
59
Married
103
Separated
10
Divorced
27
Widowed
94

Health

Population
330
Very good
91
Good
83
Fair
110
Bad
37
Very bad
27

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
293
England❚PE37 7EG❚
Degree or above
18
2+ A Levels or equivalent
8
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
31
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
25
Apprenticeship
32
Other qualifications
14
No qualifications
165

Ethnicity

Population
330
White British
292
White Irish
4
White Gypsy
4
White Other
13
Mixed Black African
2
Asian Indian
5
Asian Chinese
4
Asian Other
4
Black Caribbean
1
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
330
England
292
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
5
Ireland
4
Germany
1
Lithuania
1
Poland
10
South Africa
1
Zimbabwe
1
China
1
Hong Kong
1
India
5
Philippines
4
Carribean
1

Religion

Population
330
Christian
231
Muslim
1
Other
1
No religion
74
Not stated
23

Industry

Population
108
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
2
Manufacturing
13
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
14
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
25
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
8
Information and communication
1
Real estate
1
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
7
Education
4
Human health and social work
20

Economic Activity

Population
178
England❚PE37 7EG❚
Full-Time employee
55
Part-Time employee
31
Self employed
19
Unemployed
7
Retired
43
Looking after home/family
2
Long-term sick/disabled
11
Student
5
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - Long term
4

Housing Tenure

All categoies
129
Owned outright
29
Owned with mortgage
27
Rented - council
14
Rented - other social
34
Rented - private landlord
16
Rented - other private
3
Living rent free
6

Housing Types

All categoies
130
Occupied
129
Unoccupied
1
Detached
21
Semi detached
30
Terraced
36
Flat - purpose built
38
Flat - converted
2
Flat - in commerical building
3

Household Size

All categoies
129
One person
63
Two people
36
Three people
12
Four people
15
Five people
2
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

PE37 8BF PE37 7NY PE37 7EY PE37 7EX PE37 7NZ PE37 7PL PE37 7NT PE37 7NX PE37 7BT PE37 7NR PE37 7JW PE37 7ET PE37 7EU PE37 7PD PE37 7PB PE37 7ED PE37 7ES PE37 7EJ PE37 7EB PE37 7EH PE37 7DX PE37 7DW PE37 7DT PE37 7DP PE37 7HE PE37 7HA PE37 7DJ PE37 7HG PE37 7HF PE37 7DD PE37 7BW PE37 7DN PE37 7DB PE37 7RE PE37 7TU PE37 7RF PE37 7QZ PE37 7DS PE37 7RA PE37 7RD PE37 7RP

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019