Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0In Frettenham, 1.4% of households live in a terraced house, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
58% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, against 44% across England’s towns. Households in detached houses account for 69%. On one-person households, Frettenham sits lower than 91% of UK towns: 24%. The village had 665 residents and 278 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 48.5.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% in Frettenham, less than in 89% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
With residents aged 65 and over at 26%, Frettenham is ahead of 76% of UK towns on that count. The largest age band is 50–54: 7.9% of residents. The median age locally is 48.5, higher than in 77% of UK towns. To put it in context, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 98% of UK towns, at 5.8%
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 34% of Frettenham’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 19%, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns: 11%. Locally, 4.8% of adults are full-time students.
Fewer families than 77% of UK towns: 24% of households have children
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Norfolk’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
4.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, about the same as across England’s towns. Households with dependent children: 29% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Households without a car or van: 4.3%, a lower share than 99% of UK towns
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
With households in flats at 1.8%, Frettenham is behind 97% of UK towns on that count. The usual figure: nearly a quarter of households have no car or van across England’s towns.
A smaller share of residents born outside the UK than 91% of UK towns: 3%
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Compared with 90% across England’s towns, 99% of residents have English as their main language here. The usual figure: 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.8%) and in Africa (0.5%).
A larger share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 84% of UK towns: 96%
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 96% of Frettenham · Norfolk’s towns 88% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (1.8%), Mixed or multiple (1.7%) and African (0.5%). Higher than in 57% of UK towns: 51% of residents describe themselves as Christian. The benchmark for residents who describe themselves as White British across England’s towns: 73%. Compared with 37% across England’s towns, 41% of residents said they have no religion here.
Adults who have never married make up 26% in Frettenham, less than in 89% of UK towns
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
In Frettenham, one in ten residents give unpaid care, beside 8.7% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. 17 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week.
A degree-level qualification for 28% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Frettenham, 28%, and 18% have none, against 18%.
Frettenham is younger than 4 of its 7 nearest neighbours
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frettenham | 665 | — | 48.5 | 26% | 24% |
| Spixworth | 3,418 | 1.5 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 23% |
| Coltishall and Horstead | 2,255 | 2.1 mi | 51.7 | 30% | 23% |
| Horsham St Faith | 1,051 | 2.2 mi | 49.7 | 25% | 24% |
| Horsford | 4,396 | 3.6 mi | 38.8 | 16% | 34% |
| Hevingham | 1,039 | 3.7 mi | 43.8 | 18% | 33% |
| Badersfield | 1,490 | 3.7 mi | 37.9 | 12% | 40% |
| Hoveton and Wroxham | 3,620 | 3.7 mi | 56.4 | 38% | 19% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Norfolk’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Norfolk (or England), summed the same way as Frettenham’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Frettenham’s residents
What is the population of Frettenham?
The 2021 Census counted 665 people in Frettenham’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Frettenham?
The median age was 48.5 at the 2021 Census. 8.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Frettenham?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 88% across Norfolk’s towns. 3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Frettenham?
41% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.8% were Muslim and 7.2% didn’t answer.
Is Frettenham good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Frettenham’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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