Brunel Way, Thetford, IP24 1HH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IP24 1HH, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.1%	55.1%	5.0%	51.0%	4.1%
Male	49.9%	44.9%	-5.0%	49.0%	-4.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around IP24 1HH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.2%	51.6%	10.4%	37.9%	13.7%
Married: Opposite sex	33.2%	26.4%	-6.8%	44.2%	-17.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	6.4%	4.7%	-1.7%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	14.4%	14.2%	-0.2%	9.1%	5.1%
Widowed	4.8%	2.4%	-2.4%	6.1%	-3.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.7%	48.9%	3.2%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	37.5%	33.7%	-3.8%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	8.3%	10%	1.7%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	6.2%	5.5%	-0.7%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	1.2%	0.8%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around IP24 1HH this area, 34.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 14.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34%	34.7%	0.7%	18.2%	16.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	24.4%	16.3%	-8.1%	9.6%	6.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.6%	11.2%	1.6%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	6%	5.6%	5.3%	0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	12.7%	2.7%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	7.6%	14.7%	7.1%	33.8%	-19.1%
Other	14%	4.4%	-9.6%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.7% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	1%	0%	-1.0%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	2.5%	2.5%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
White	89.1%	90.7%	1.6%	81.4%	9.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.5%	70.1%	-6.4%	83.2%	-13.1%
European Union	17.8%	24.7%	6.9%	6.1%	18.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	0.5%	3.2%	2.7%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	0.2%	-2.1%	5.6%	-5.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76%	70.4%	-5.6%	83.2%	-12.8%
10+ Years	2.6%	16%	13.4%	9.8%	6.2%
5-10 Years	9.3%	8%	-1.3%	2.9%	5.1%
2-5 Years	7%	3.8%	-3.2%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	5.2%	1.8%	-3.4%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	38.5%	76.7%	-38.2%
Portugal	7.5%	0.5%	7.0%
Lithuania	7.3%	0.3%	7.0%
Poland	10.3%	1.3%	9.0%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	31.8%	13.5%	18.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.6%	37.2%	13.4%
Christian	37.3%	46.2%	-8.9%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	0.8%	6.5%	-5.7%
Not answered	11.1%	6.0%	5.1%

Safety

Is Brunel Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brunel Way was 233.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 371.2% higher than the Thetford Boudica average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Brunel Way has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Thetford Boudica and the 15th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 71.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.2%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in IP24 1HH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Brunel Way are based on 17 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Breckland.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brunel Way

Average Price
£1,202,080

Semi-Detached
£186,679

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,149,609

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,273,271

Property Prices Comparison

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	25
Retired	22
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Unemployed	13
Self-Employed	10
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	9
Human health and social work activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Education	5
Transport and storage	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Other	1
Information and communication	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy Canterbury Way , IP24 1EB	2out of 4	1,049 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norwich Road Academy Norwich Road , IP24 2HT	2out of 4	1,732 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Drake Primary School Fairfields , Croxton Road IP24 1JW	4out of 4	1,748 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redcastle Family School St Martin's Way , IP24 3PU	3out of 4	1,825 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Raleigh Infant Academy Admirals Way , IP24 2JT	1out of 4	2,061 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Thetford Academy Croxton Road , IP24 1LH	3out of 4	1,697 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thetford Grammar School Bridge ST , Thetford IP24 3AF	- not rated	1,724 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Damara School 30 Bridge Street , IP24 3AG	- not rated	1,781 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Pinetree School Staniforth Road , IP24 3LH	2out of 4	2,669 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Easy Cleaning Solutions Limited	Brunel Way, Norfolk	380 yd
Greggs	Texaco Service Station West	704 yd
Mama D's Homemade Cuisine Ltd	Exeter Way	900 yd
Fun2play Ltd	9 Roman Way	935 yd
Mama D’s Homemade Cuisine Ltd	Thetford Town Football Club Mundford Road	1,009 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Mr Pats Diner	1 Howlett Way		822 yd
Tien-Tien Chinese Take-Away	57 York Way, Thetford		830 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Reema Foodmarket	51 York Way, Thetford		865 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Body Concept ROMAN WAY	health and fitness suite	951 yd
Thetford Town Cricket Club MUNDFORD ROAD	grass pitches	986 yd
Thetford Town Football Club MUNDFORD ROAD	grass pitches	1,013 yd
The Bishops Church Of England Va Primary Academy CANTERBURY WAY	grass pitches	1,066 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of IP24 1HH