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Buckenhams & Snetterton: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Buckenhams & Snetterton neighbourhood of Breckland, England (ONS area Breckland 013). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NR16, NR17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NR17 1SR.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Buckenhams & Snetterton is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Breckland (3 of 17 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £327,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Breckland (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Attleborough, is 3.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£327,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.19; 1 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£52,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 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 Buckenhams & Snetterton sits in Breckland
- Typical house price: 2nd highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Breckland
- Average household income: joint 5th 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 Buckenhams & Snetterton
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, 3 the other way and 13 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
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Recorded crime
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Attleborough Railway station, 3.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia and East Midlands Railway to Norwich (about 21 min); Greater Anglia to Stansted Airport (about 94 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Old Buckenham Primary School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Old Buckenham High School 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
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 Buckenhams & Snetterton
What is the typical house price in Buckenhams & Snetterton?
£327,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
How does Buckenhams & Snetterton compare with the rest of Breckland?
Typical house price: 2nd highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Breckland. Average household income: joint 5th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Breckland.
Is Buckenhams & Snetterton an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Buckenhams & Snetterton gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.19; 1 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Buckenhams & Snetterton?
Attleborough. Railway station, 3.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia and East Midlands Railway to Norwich (about 21 min); Greater Anglia to Stansted Airport (about 94 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Buckenhams & Snetterton?
Nearest state primary school. Old Buckenham Primary School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Old Buckenham High School. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
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. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.
