Strong on schools, with safety to consider
Lakenham at a glance
- House prices
- £244,000
- Middle34th percentile
- Schools
- 79th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 68th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 95.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak27th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle42nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Lakenham a good place to live?
Lakenham may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Norwich below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Lakenham
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 95.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Lakenham
House prices
- Median sale price
- £244,000
- Percentile
- 34th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 68 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 Lakenham
Schools
79th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Lakenham
Flood risk
3.8% 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 3.2% of the area. That is the 42nd 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 Lakenham
Transport
68th 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 Lakenham a good place to live?
Lakenham may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Lakenham safe?
Lakenham ranks in the 27th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Lakenham?
The median sale price was £244,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 34th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Lakenham?
Schools rank in the 79th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Lakenham?
Nearby public profiles include Crome in Norwich and Luton in Medway.
