The Datum Report

Local area

Breckland and South Norfolk

What we think is happening

The share who are self employed in Breckland and South Norfolk has been rising, though other measures here have run the other way.

mixed · tentative confidence · formed 5 October 2026 · how we reached this

What is distinctive here

These moved unusually against comparable areas, and did not simply move with them. A change shared with everywhere else is a fact about the country, not this place.

MeasurePeriodValueChangeAgainst peers
% of economically inactive long-term sick Apr 2025-Mar 2026 30.3% +4.0 in the top 8% of 171

By subject

Every figure published for Breckland and South Norfolk. Open a subject to see them, each with its history and its source. Where a producer splits the area into many categories, those sit behind a further disclosure.

Labour market 11
14.4%
3.99.715.52020-03-31: 5.32020-06-30: 5.12020-09-30: 5.92020-12-31: 7.32021-03-31: 8.02021-06-30: 10.02021-09-30: 9.52021-12-31: 9.12022-03-31: 10.42022-06-30: 9.12022-09-30: 10.52022-12-31: 9.72023-03-31: 11.32023-06-30: 13.02023-09-30: 11.32023-12-31: 11.32024-03-31: 11.52024-06-30: 11.22024-09-30: 10.52024-12-31: 13.72025-03-31: 11.62025-06-30: 10.72025-09-30: 13.72025-12-31: 142026-03-31: 14.4 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 5.1 to 14.4 · axis starts at 3.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±3.7, basis not documented by the producer

Employment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
80.2%
73.378.182.92020-03-31: 80.62020-06-30: 82.02020-09-30: 78.42020-12-31: 77.92021-03-31: 752021-06-30: 75.32021-09-30: 752021-12-31: 75.32022-03-31: 78.02022-06-30: 76.72022-09-30: 77.12022-12-31: 76.92023-03-31: 78.12023-06-30: 79.42023-09-30: 75.72023-12-31: 75.32024-03-31: 74.92024-06-30: 74.32024-09-30: 75.32024-12-31: 75.72025-03-31: 74.42025-06-30: 76.52025-09-30: 77.92025-12-31: 80.22026-03-31: 80.2 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 74.3 to 82.0 · axis starts at 73.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±4.2, basis not documented by the producer

Unemployment rate - aged 16-64
Apr 2025-Mar 2026
4.4%
2.34.26.22020-09-30: 5.52021-03-31: 5.12021-06-30: 4.52021-12-31: 5.32022-03-31: 3.52022-09-30: 2.62024-06-30: 4.12025-09-30: 5.82025-12-31: 5.22026-03-31: 4.4 2020-09 2026-03
10 monthly readings · 2.6 to 5.8 · axis starts at 2.3

ONS, Annual Population Survey - headline labour market rates, published 21 July 2026
±2.4, basis not documented by the producer
15 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

16.1%
14.219.124.02020-03-31: 17.12020-06-30: 15.22020-09-30: 17.12020-12-31: 18.62021-03-31: 20.92021-06-30: 21.22021-09-30: 22.12021-12-31: 20.52022-03-31: 19.12022-06-30: 20.32022-09-30: 20.82022-12-31: 22.32023-03-31: 20.62023-06-30: 17.82023-09-30: 19.42023-12-31: 21.52024-03-31: 22.42024-06-30: 22.52024-09-30: 23.12024-12-31: 22.32025-03-31: 22.52025-06-30: 20.42025-09-30: 17.32025-12-31: 15.42026-03-31: 16.1 2020-03 2026-03
25 monthly readings · 15.2 to 23.1 · axis starts at 14.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±3.9, basis not documented by the producer

Claimant count
August 2026
4,160
2,2895,0057,7212020-01-31: 2,8152020-02-29: 2,9202020-03-31: 2,9602020-04-30: 5,6002020-05-31: 7,1952020-06-30: 6,6302020-07-31: 6,8852020-08-31: 6,8702020-09-30: 6,7102020-10-31: 6,3302020-11-30: 6,4852020-12-31: 6,4652021-01-31: 6,2702021-02-28: 6,5652021-03-31: 6,5302021-04-30: 6,4002021-05-31: 5,8152021-06-30: 5,2902021-07-31: 5,0952021-08-31: 4,9302021-09-30: 4,6402021-10-31: 4,6202021-11-30: 4,5202021-12-31: 4,3752022-01-31: 4,2652022-02-28: 4,2752022-03-31: 4,1152022-04-30: 3,9102022-05-31: 3,7352022-06-30: 3,6552022-07-31: 3,6202022-08-31: 3,6202022-09-30: 3,6052022-10-31: 3,4352022-11-30: 3,4552022-12-31: 3,4402023-01-31: 3,4452023-02-28: 3,4302023-03-31: 3,4952023-04-30: 3,5652023-05-31: 3,4202023-06-30: 3,4152023-07-31: 3,4152023-08-31: 3,3502023-09-30: 3,4252023-10-31: 3,4452023-11-30: 3,5402023-12-31: 3,5602024-01-31: 3,5952024-02-29: 3,6802024-03-31: 3,6902024-04-30: 3,6552024-05-31: 3,6302024-06-30: 3,6402024-07-31: 3,9652024-08-31: 4,0302024-09-30: 4,0752024-10-31: 3,9252024-11-30: 3,8252024-12-31: 3,8352025-01-31: 3,9402025-02-28: 4,0002025-03-31: 3,9402025-04-30: 3,8402025-05-31: 3,7502025-06-30: 3,7652025-07-31: 3,7452025-08-31: 3,7852025-09-30: 3,7702025-10-31: 3,8502025-11-30: 3,8802025-12-31: 3,9102026-01-31: 4,0202026-02-28: 4,2102026-03-31: 4,2402026-04-30: 4,2252026-05-31: 4,1802026-06-30: 4,1652026-07-31: 4,1152026-08-31: 4,160 2020-01 2026-08
80 monthly readings · 2,815 to 7,195 · axis starts at 2,289

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026

2.4%
2.42.52.52026-01-31: 2.42026-02-28: 2.52026-03-31: 2.52026-04-30: 2.52026-05-31: 2.42026-06-30: 2.42026-07-31: 2.42026-08-31: 2.4 2026-01 2026-08
8 monthly readings · 2.4 to 2.5 · axis starts at 2.4

ONS / DWP, Claimant count by sex and age, published 15 September 2026
72 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

% of economically inactive 5
—

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
25 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

30.3%
13.223.834.52020-03-31: 25.12020-06-30: 26.22020-09-30: 24.62020-12-31: 20.82021-03-31: 18.62021-06-30: 21.92021-09-30: 26.52021-12-31: 32.42022-03-31: 29.52022-06-30: 27.62022-09-30: 19.82022-12-31: 17.72023-03-31: 21.02023-06-30: 15.22023-09-30: 28.32024-06-30: 31.12024-09-30: 25.62025-03-31: 28.22025-06-30: 28.02025-09-30: 25.92025-12-31: 26.32026-03-31: 30.3 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 15.2 to 32.4 · axis starts at 13.2

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±12.1, basis not documented by the producer
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

8.3%
5.615.024.52020-03-31: 19.12020-06-30: 15.62020-09-30: 14.92020-12-31: 11.92021-03-31: 9.32021-09-30: 12.72021-12-31: 15.32022-03-31: 20.32022-06-30: 19.32022-09-30: 18.32022-12-31: 16.92023-03-31: 16.52023-06-30: 21.12023-09-30: 22.62023-12-31: 16.32024-09-30: 13.52024-12-31: 14.62025-03-31: 17.92025-12-31: 7.42026-03-31: 8.3 2020-03 2026-03
20 monthly readings · 7.4 to 22.6 · axis starts at 5.6

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
5 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

27.5%
10.921.331.82020-03-31: 16.52020-06-30: 16.52020-09-30: 14.22020-12-31: 20.82021-03-31: 26.32021-06-30: 22.22021-09-30: 24.22021-12-31: 19.32022-03-31: 15.72022-06-30: 18.42022-09-30: 19.22022-12-31: 18.22023-03-31: 17.42023-06-30: 20.12023-09-30: 12.92023-12-31: 16.32024-03-31: 23.22024-06-30: 19.72024-12-31: 22.62025-03-31: 17.32025-06-30: 22.22025-09-30: 29.82025-12-31: 29.72026-03-31: 27.5 2020-03 2026-03
24 monthly readings · 12.9 to 29.8 · axis starts at 10.9

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
±11.8, basis not documented by the producer
1 earlier period withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

11.8%
9.122.936.72020-03-31: 25.52020-06-30: 21.52020-09-30: 26.12020-12-31: 32.82021-03-31: 33.22021-06-30: 34.02021-09-30: 28.22021-12-31: 23.22022-03-31: 21.62022-06-30: 19.32022-09-30: 25.72022-12-31: 28.72023-03-31: 25.82023-06-30: 25.32023-09-30: 21.72023-12-31: 29.62024-03-31: 25.12024-06-30: 21.92024-09-30: 21.22024-12-31: 13.72025-12-31: 12.62026-03-31: 11.8 2020-03 2026-03
22 monthly readings · 11.8 to 34.0 · axis starts at 9.1

ONS, Annual Population Survey - variables (percentages), published 21 July 2026
3 earlier periods withheld by the producer and absent from the chart.

Pay 3
£24,310
8,34717k26k1997-12-31: 10k1998-12-31: 10k1999-12-31: 10k2000-12-31: 11k2001-12-31: 12k2002-12-31: 12k2003-12-31: 12k2004-12-31: 12k2005-12-31: 13k2006-12-31: 13k2007-12-31: 14k2008-12-31: 14k2009-12-31: 14k2010-12-31: 15k2011-12-31: 15k2012-12-31: 16k2013-12-31: 16k2014-12-31: 16k2015-12-31: 17k2016-12-31: 18k2017-12-31: 18k2018-12-31: 19k2019-12-31: 20k2020-12-31: 20k2021-12-31: 20k2022-12-31: 21k2023-12-31: 23k2024-12-31: 24k 1997-12 2024-12
28 annual readings · 10k to 24k · axis starts at 8,347

ONS, Gross disposable household income per head

Median pay
Jul 2026
£2,561
1,6212,1422,6622020-01-31: 1,7462020-02-29: 1,7492020-03-31: 1,7602020-04-30: 1,7222020-05-31: 1,7332020-06-30: 1,7602020-07-31: 1,7832020-08-31: 1,8022020-09-30: 1,8262020-10-31: 1,8262020-11-30: 1,8392020-12-31: 1,8542021-01-31: 1,8282021-02-28: 1,8262021-03-31: 1,8672021-04-30: 1,8692021-05-31: 1,8762021-06-30: 1,8952021-07-31: 1,8932021-08-31: 1,9052021-09-30: 1,9322021-10-31: 1,9332021-11-30: 1,9452021-12-31: 1,9572022-01-31: 1,9392022-02-28: 1,9512022-03-31: 1,9992022-04-30: 1,9992022-05-31: 2,0152022-06-30: 2,0252022-07-31: 2,0282022-08-31: 2,0392022-09-30: 2,0782022-10-31: 2,0802022-11-30: 2,1122022-12-31: 2,1342023-01-31: 2,0892023-02-28: 2,0942023-03-31: 2,1142023-04-30: 2,1442023-05-31: 2,1872023-06-30: 2,2292023-07-31: 2,1752023-08-31: 2,1882023-09-30: 2,2022023-10-31: 2,2002023-11-30: 2,2362023-12-31: 2,2622024-01-31: 2,2192024-02-29: 2,2202024-03-31: 2,2612024-04-30: 2,2902024-05-31: 2,3142024-06-30: 2,3032024-07-31: 2,3042024-08-31: 2,3172024-09-30: 2,3292024-10-31: 2,3752024-11-30: 2,3742024-12-31: 2,3902025-01-31: 2,3512025-02-28: 2,3552025-03-31: 2,3892025-04-30: 2,4342025-05-31: 2,4452025-06-30: 2,4352025-07-31: 2,4492025-08-31: 2,4772025-09-30: 2,4772025-10-31: 2,4762025-11-30: 2,4762025-12-31: 2,4972026-01-31: 2,4742026-02-28: 2,4872026-03-31: 2,5202026-04-30: 2,5332026-05-31: 2,5392026-06-30: 2,5502026-07-31: 2,561 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 1,722 to 2,561 · axis starts at 1,621

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)
no published uncertainty; this figure is our own aggregation
Our aggregation of local authorities, with no published interval.

124,233
115k120k125k2020-01-31: 118k2020-02-29: 118k2020-03-31: 118k2020-04-30: 117k2020-05-31: 116k2020-06-30: 117k2020-07-31: 117k2020-08-31: 117k2020-09-30: 116k2020-10-31: 116k2020-11-30: 116k2020-12-31: 116k2021-01-31: 116k2021-02-28: 116k2021-03-31: 116k2021-04-30: 117k2021-05-31: 118k2021-06-30: 118k2021-07-31: 119k2021-08-31: 119k2021-09-30: 120k2021-10-31: 119k2021-11-30: 120k2021-12-31: 120k2022-01-31: 119k2022-02-28: 120k2022-03-31: 120k2022-04-30: 120k2022-05-31: 121k2022-06-30: 121k2022-07-31: 122k2022-08-31: 122k2022-09-30: 122k2022-10-31: 122k2022-11-30: 122k2022-12-31: 122k2023-01-31: 122k2023-02-28: 122k2023-03-31: 122k2023-04-30: 122k2023-05-31: 123k2023-06-30: 123k2023-07-31: 124k2023-08-31: 123k2023-09-30: 123k2023-10-31: 123k2023-11-30: 124k2023-12-31: 123k2024-01-31: 123k2024-02-29: 123k2024-03-31: 123k2024-04-30: 123k2024-05-31: 123k2024-06-30: 124k2024-07-31: 124k2024-08-31: 124k2024-09-30: 124k2024-10-31: 124k2024-11-30: 124k2024-12-31: 124k2025-01-31: 123k2025-02-28: 123k2025-03-31: 123k2025-04-30: 123k2025-05-31: 124k2025-06-30: 124k2025-07-31: 124k2025-08-31: 124k2025-09-30: 124k2025-10-31: 124k2025-11-30: 124k2025-12-31: 123k2026-01-31: 123k2026-02-28: 123k2026-03-31: 123k2026-04-30: 123k2026-05-31: 124k2026-06-30: 124k2026-07-31: 124k 2020-01 2026-07
79 monthly readings · 116k to 124k · axis starts at 115k

ONS, Earnings and employment from PAYE Real Time Information, published 22 August 2026 (approximate)
no published uncertainty; this figure is our own aggregation
Our aggregation of local authorities, with no published interval.

Business 12
Businesses
2026
11,270
9,12010k12k2010-03-31: 9,4902011-03-31: 9,3502012-03-31: 9,4902013-03-31: 9,4002014-03-31: 9,6702015-03-31: 10k2016-03-31: 10k2017-03-31: 11k2018-03-31: 11k2019-03-31: 11k2020-03-31: 11k2021-03-31: 11k2022-03-31: 11k2023-03-31: 11k2024-03-31: 11k2025-03-31: 11k2026-03-31: 11k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 9,350 to 11k · axis starts at 9,120

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises, published 24 September 2026

8,845
7,0258,0329,0402010-03-31: 7,3502011-03-31: 7,2402012-03-31: 7,3102013-03-31: 7,2202014-03-31: 7,3902015-03-31: 7,8352016-03-31: 8,1352017-03-31: 8,4302018-03-31: 8,4402019-03-31: 8,5302020-03-31: 8,5452021-03-31: 8,5252022-03-31: 8,5202023-03-31: 8,5102024-03-31: 8,6052025-03-31: 8,6802026-03-31: 8,845 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 7,220 to 8,845 · axis starts at 7,025

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

610
4485386272010-03-31: 5002011-03-31: 4652012-03-31: 4952013-03-31: 5102014-03-31: 5402015-03-31: 5752016-03-31: 5752017-03-31: 5802018-03-31: 5652019-03-31: 5652020-03-31: 5652021-03-31: 5802022-03-31: 5652023-03-31: 5952024-03-31: 5702025-03-31: 5802026-03-31: 610 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 465 to 610 · axis starts at 448

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

70
30.852.574.22010-03-31: 352011-03-31: 402012-03-31: 402013-03-31: 452014-03-31: 452015-03-31: 552016-03-31: 602017-03-31: 552018-03-31: 652019-03-31: 652020-03-31: 652021-03-31: 652022-03-31: 652023-03-31: 602024-03-31: 652025-03-31: 602026-03-31: 70 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 35 to 70 · axis starts at 30.8

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

5
4.47.510.62010-03-31: 102011-03-31: 102012-03-31: 102013-03-31: 102014-03-31: 102015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 52017-03-31: 52018-03-31: 52019-03-31: 52020-03-31: 52021-03-31: 52022-03-31: 52023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 52025-03-31: 52026-03-31: 5 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 5 to 10 · axis starts at 4.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

325
2162903642010-03-31: 2302011-03-31: 2452012-03-31: 2652013-03-31: 2902014-03-31: 3152015-03-31: 2952016-03-31: 3102017-03-31: 3102018-03-31: 3152019-03-31: 3202020-03-31: 3452021-03-31: 3252022-03-31: 3452023-03-31: 3502024-03-31: 3352025-03-31: 3202026-03-31: 325 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 230 to 350 · axis starts at 216

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

15
14.417.520.62010-03-31: 152011-03-31: 152012-03-31: 202013-03-31: 202014-03-31: 202015-03-31: 152016-03-31: 152017-03-31: 202018-03-31: 202019-03-31: 202020-03-31: 202021-03-31: 202022-03-31: 152023-03-31: 202024-03-31: 152025-03-31: 202026-03-31: 15 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 15 to 20 · axis starts at 14.4

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

1,240
1,2081,2981,3872010-03-31: 1,2552011-03-31: 1,2402012-03-31: 1,2752013-03-31: 1,2252014-03-31: 1,2602015-03-31: 1,3202016-03-31: 1,2702017-03-31: 1,2452018-03-31: 1,2752019-03-31: 1,2902020-03-31: 1,2552021-03-31: 1,2752022-03-31: 1,3702023-03-31: 1,3102024-03-31: 1,2802025-03-31: 1,2502026-03-31: 1,240 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 1,225 to 1,370 · axis starts at 1,208

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

145
77.81151522010-03-31: 852011-03-31: 902012-03-31: 852013-03-31: 852014-03-31: 852015-03-31: 902016-03-31: 952017-03-31: 952018-03-31: 902019-03-31: 1002020-03-31: 1002021-03-31: 1102022-03-31: 1152023-03-31: 1352024-03-31: 1302025-03-31: 1402026-03-31: 145 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 85 to 145 · axis starts at 77.8

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

10
05.611.22010-03-31: 52011-03-31: 52012-03-31: 52013-03-31: 52014-03-31: 02015-03-31: 102016-03-31: 102017-03-31: 102018-03-31: 102019-03-31: 102020-03-31: 102021-03-31: 102022-03-31: 102023-03-31: 102024-03-31: 102025-03-31: 52026-03-31: 10 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 0 to 10

ONS, UK Business Counts - enterprises by size band, published 24 September 2026

12,895
11k12k13k2010-03-31: 11k2011-03-31: 11k2012-03-31: 11k2013-03-31: 11k2014-03-31: 11k2015-03-31: 12k2016-03-31: 12k2017-03-31: 12k2018-03-31: 12k2019-03-31: 12k2020-03-31: 13k2021-03-31: 13k2022-03-31: 13k2023-03-31: 13k2024-03-31: 13k2025-03-31: 13k2026-03-31: 13k 2010-03 2026-03
17 annual readings · 11k to 13k · axis starts at 11k

ONS, UK Business Counts - local units, published 24 September 2026

6,918
1,8634,6627,4601998-12-31: 2,4051999-12-31: 2,5392000-12-31: 2,7252001-12-31: 2,8642002-12-31: 3,0112003-12-31: 3,1762004-12-31: 3,2822005-12-31: 3,4172006-12-31: 3,6672007-12-31: 3,7652008-12-31: 3,8872009-12-31: 3,8742010-12-31: 3,9472011-12-31: 4,0582012-12-31: 4,2012013-12-31: 4,3542014-12-31: 4,5502015-12-31: 4,6262016-12-31: 4,7652017-12-31: 4,8862018-12-31: 4,9052019-12-31: 5,2532020-12-31: 5,3282021-12-31: 5,7332022-12-31: 6,1972023-12-31: 6,918 1998-12 2023-12
26 annual readings · 2,405 to 6,918 · axis starts at 1,863

ONS, Gross value added, published 16 October 2025

Local authorities in Breckland and South Norfolk

Breckland · South Norfolk