Social housing in South Norfolk
11.7% of households in South Norfolk are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in South Norfolk?
South Norfolk ranks 297th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 61,403 households, 7,184 are social homes (11.7%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does South Norfolk compare with the UK average?
At -5.8 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, South Norfolk sits below the national level.
South Norfolk at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about South Norfolk.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, South Norfolk has 78 schools — 74 state-funded and 4 independent. That includes 64 primary and 8 secondary schools. Of the 31 with a published Ofsted grade, 77% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 66 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in South Norfolk, offering about 2,540 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in South Norfolk sits in decile 7 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 0% of its 88 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £3,304 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore South Norfolk
See South Norfolk through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
Which areas are similar to South Norfolk?
Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).