England · E10000020

Driving in Norfolk.

Understand the people and transport context around you, then plan the questions to ask about lessons, private practice or your teaching business.

Resident population

945,427

Mid-year estimate · 2025

Residents aged 17–24

78,481

Sum of published single-year ages · 2025

Households without a car or van

17.4%

Census 2021 · 70,404 households

Context for planning, not a demand forecast.

Residents aged 17–24 are not necessarily learners. Adults learn at many ages. A household vehicle may not be suitable, available or insured for private practice. A provider business address does not establish pickup coverage.

Age detail

Usual residents · mid-2025
Age Residents
Age 16 10,198
Age 17 10,332
Age 18 9,876
Age 19 9,860
Age 20 9,739
Age 21 9,660
Age 22 9,605
Age 23 9,938
Age 24 9,471

Household vehicle availability

Households · Census 2021
Category Households
Total: All households 404,341
No cars or vans in household 70,404
1 car or van in household 170,487
2 cars or vans in household 116,972
3 or more cars or vans in household 46,478

Census counts use statistical disclosure control. Categories and dates remain source-specific.

Instructor business and affordability context

Registered driving-school enterprises

35

SIC 85530 · 2025 · rounded to the nearest five

These are VAT/PAYE registered enterprises based at an address in this area. Many small sole traders are excluded; one enterprise can employ several instructors. This industry classification also includes some flying schools. Use it alongside actual provider information when researching a teaching business.

ONS UK Business Counts through Nomis . A published zero can be rounded; it does not mean there are no instructors.

English deprivation summaries · 2025

These figures describe relative deprivation in areas. They do not tell you whether an individual can afford lessons or qualifies for support. Lower-tier and upper-tier summaries use different comparison groups. Explore the original measures below; ranks cannot be compared with another UK nation’s index.

County and unitary authority summary · 2024 boundaries
IMD · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IMD - Average rank 17,624.23
IMD - Rank of average rank 83
IMD - Average score 21.179
IMD - Rank of average score 86
IMD - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0562
IMD - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 81
IMD25 - Extent 0.1354
IMD25 - Rank of extent 94
IMD25 - Local concentration 31,018.51
IMD25 - Rank of local concentration 77
Income · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Income - Average rank 15,981.26
Income - Rank of average rank 97
Income - Average score 0.202
Income - Rank of average score 100
Income - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0507
Income - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 92
Income scale 186,263
Rank of Income Scale 10
Employment · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Employment - Average rank 17,185.07
Employment - Rank of average rank 85
Employment - Average score 0.128
Employment - Rank of average score 85
Employment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0562
Employment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 85
Employment scale 70,595.42
Rank of Employment Scale 9
Education · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Education, Skills and Training - Average rank 21,238.36
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average rank 28
Education, Skills and Training - Average score 28.215
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average score 34
Education, Skills and Training - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.1141
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 55
Health · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average rank 16,060.15
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average rank 88
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average score -0.06
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average score 86
Health Deprivation and Disability - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0543
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 71
Crime · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Crime - Average rank 13,164.99
Crime - Rank of average rank 125
Crime - Average score -0.288
Crime - Rank of average score 122
Crime - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0598
Crime - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 89
Barriers · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average rank 21,027.58
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average rank 41
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average score 26.642
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average score 37
Barriers to Housing and Services - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.2319
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 21
Living · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
Living Environment - Average rank 15,886.82
Living Environment - Rank of average rank 86
Living Environment - Average score 20.752
Living Environment - Rank of average score 82
Living Environment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.1014
Living Environment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 59
IDACI · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IDACI - Average rank 17,259.56
IDACI - Rank of average rank 89
IDACI - Average score 0.336
IDACI - Rank of average score 91
IDACI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0435
IDACI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 96
IDAOPI · 2025 · upper-tier
Published measure Value
IDAOPI - Average rank 13,428.05
IDAOPI - Rank of average rank 101
IDAOPI - Average score 0.136
IDAOPI - Rank of average score 108
IDAOPI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.038
IDAOPI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 101

Corrected November 2025 v2 workbooks. Original labels and units are retained: proportions run from 0 to 1, and index scores are not percentages. Source and methodology .

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Download registered enterprise counts and all imported deprivation domains · Open Government Licence v3.0. Different source periods remain separate.

Traffic and road safety

Annual traffic and reported injury collisions on the same official authority code.

Funding and support

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Instructor business context

Explore what respondents reported about workload, pupils and professional development.

Sources and geography

Population: ONS estimates through Nomis. Vehicle availability: ONS Census 2021 through Nomis. Population and census years are different. Nomis geography groups: county / unitary. Joins use the exact official area code, not a similarity in names. Counties and districts can overlap. Download counts, status flags and input checksums.