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Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring neighbourhood of North Norfolk, England (ONS area North Norfolk 008). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NR20, NR21, NR24. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NR24 2NW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against North Norfolk

Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against North Norfolk (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 2 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £325,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across North Norfolk (0.8 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

£325,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% 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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 2 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 3 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 3 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£48,100

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 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 Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring sits in North Norfolk

Typical house price: 7th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in North Norfolk
Average household income: 4th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in North Norfolk

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 Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring

Median resale price of houses each year here and across North Norfolk, 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

2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Norfolk, 2 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

Resale prices
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Benefit claims (DWP)

Schools nearby

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Astley Primary School 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2021).

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 Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring

What is the typical house price in Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring?

£325,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% against 2017-2019.

How does Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring compare with the rest of North Norfolk?

Typical house price: 7th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in North Norfolk. Average household income: 4th highest of 15 neighbourhoods in North Norfolk.

Is Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring an affluent area?

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

Is Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Which state schools are nearest to Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring?

Nearest state primary school. Astley Primary School. 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2021).

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.