Strong on safety, with schools to consider
Dereham Toftwood at a glance
- House prices
- £234,000
- Lower prices30th percentile
- Schools
- 16th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 33rd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 43.4 per 1,000 residents
- Strong77th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle35th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Dereham Toftwood a good place to live?
Dereham Toftwood may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Breckland below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Dereham Toftwood
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 43.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 77th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Dereham Toftwood
House prices
- Median sale price
- £234,000
- Percentile
- 30th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 93 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Dereham Toftwood
Schools
16th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Dereham Toftwood
Flood risk
2.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2% of the area. That is the 35th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Dereham Toftwood
Transport
33rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Dereham Toftwood a good place to live?
Dereham Toftwood may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Dereham Toftwood safe?
Dereham Toftwood ranks in the 77th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Dereham Toftwood?
The median sale price was £234,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 30th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Dereham Toftwood?
Schools rank in the 16th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Dereham Toftwood?
Nearby public profiles include Swaffham in Breckland and Forest in Breckland.
