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Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham neighbourhood of Breckland, England (ONS area Breckland 001). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NR19, NR20, NR21, NR9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NR20 4SX.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Breckland

Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Breckland (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 17 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £287,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Breckland (0.6 times the borough's rate).

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£287,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.05; 1 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£53,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham sits in Breckland

Typical house price: 7th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Breckland
Average household income: 2nd highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Breckland

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Breckland, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Breckland, 2 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Income deprivation ranking

Falling behind the borough

Recent price momentum
Recorded crime

Schools nearby

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Bawdeswell Community Primary School 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham

What is the typical house price in Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham?

£287,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham compare with the rest of Breckland?

Typical house price: 7th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Breckland. Average household income: 2nd highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Breckland.

Is Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 1 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Which state schools are nearest to Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham?

Nearest state primary school. Bawdeswell Community Primary School. 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.