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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
145
Population
285
Males
48%
Females
52%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
79
England❚PE37 7UA❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
11
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
27
C2 Skilled manual workers
9
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
32

Age Groups

Population
285
Under 16
13%
16 - 64
58%
65 or over
29%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
9%
16 - 29
14%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
19%
75 or over
18%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
248
Single
60
Married
108
Separated
6
Divorced
33
Widowed
41

Health

Population
285
Very good
94
Good
95
Fair
72
Bad
18
Very bad
33

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
248
England❚PE37 7UA❚
Degree or above
19
2+ A Levels or equivalent
7
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
39
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
30
Apprenticeship
42
Other qualifications
22
No qualifications
89

Ethnicity

Population
285
White British
244
White Other
24
Mixed Asian
3
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
3
Asian Bangladeshi
2
Asian Other
2
Black Other
3
Other
3

Country of Birth

Population
285
England
240
Nortern Ireland
1
Wales
4
Germany
1
Portugal
8
Lithuania
2
Poland
11
Turkey
1
Hong Kong
1
Bangladesh
2
India
4
Philippines
1
USA
3
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
285
Christian
175
Buddhist
1
Muslim
2
Other
3
No religion
75
Not stated
29

Industry

Population
114
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
13
Construction
8
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
17
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
12
Information and communication
1
Financial and insurance
3
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
3
Administrative and support
5
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
6
Education
7
Human health and social work
29

Economic Activity

Population
196
England❚PE37 7UA❚
Full-Time employee
68
Part-Time employee
21
Self employed
23
Unemployed
6
Retired
41
Looking after home/family
5
Long-term sick/disabled
17
Student
8
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - Long term
5

Housing Tenure

All categoies
145
Owned outright
67
Owned with mortgage
27
Shared ownership
3
Rented - council
5
Rented - other social
15
Rented - private landlord
25
Rented - other private
3

Housing Types

All categoies
163
Occupied
145
Unoccupied
18
Detached
49
Semi detached
42
Terraced
36
Flat - purpose built
22
Flat - converted
7
Flat - in commerical building
7

Household Size

All categoies
145
One person
62
Two people
51
Three people
20
Four people
7
Five people
3
Seven people
1
Eight or over
1

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