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Postcode · Swaffham

Housing in PE37 7PS

What the homes in PE37 7PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Swaffham
Council
Breckland
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,691 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.2%). Flats make up 4.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE37 7PSEngland
Detached35.3%22.9%
Semi-detached36.2%31.5%
Terraced21.8%23%
Purpose-built flat3.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.8% of households in the PE37 7PS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 26.7% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.

PE37 7PS
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18%
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England
  • Owned59.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented18.5%20.5%
  • Social rented19.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE37 7PSEngland
Owned outright26.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association16.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE37 7PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.7%). 32.7% of households include dependent children.

PE37 7PSEngland
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%12.8%
Couple, no children21.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Breckland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Breckland (August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BrecklandEngland
All homes£928£1,459
One bedroom£665£1,195
Two bedrooms£846£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,044£1,489
Four or more£1,519£2,161
Detached£1,321£1,640
Semi-detached£995£1,449
Terraced£913£1,435
Flat or maisonette£703£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE37 7PS (Swaffham) (about 1,691 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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