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Lakenham

Ward

South Norwich. About 10,806 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Lakenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,679
Joint 2,143rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lakenham compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

LakenhamMiddle
Population13 wards, Norwich · 2021
Population: every ward in Norwich13 areas from 9,686 to 14,550. The middle area is 10,620. Lakenham is 10,679.
10,6796th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 wards, Norwich · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Norwich13 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Lakenham is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Norwich · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Norwich13 areas from 59.5% to 98.1%. The middle area is 95.9%. Lakenham is 95.9%.
95.9%7th highest
Claimant rate13 wards, Norwich · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Norwich13 areas from 2.2% to 6.1%. The middle area is 4.1%. Lakenham is 5.1%.
5.1%joint 3rd highest

Is Lakenham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lakenham at a rate of 97.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across Norwich.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lakenham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (395), other crime (184) and anti-social behaviour (141).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Norwich

These figures are published for the whole of Norwich, not for each ward, so they describe all of Norwich and not Lakenham alone. See Norwich

Average house price
£227,535
Down 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,263
74th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 129th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.3
65th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lakenham in brief

Lakenham had 10,679 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Lakenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lakenham, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lakenham, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.