Sculthorpe has a population of 289, making it the 202nd largest place in Norfolk.
#202
of 221 in Norfolk
The other populations of Sculthorpe
The same name covers more than one area, and each has its own figure.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
289 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
290 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: North Norfolk population trends, 2001–2025.
Sculthorpe in context
3 km
south-east to Fakenham, the nearest larger town
12,543
people live within 10 km
#6,016
largest of 6,358 UK places
530
food businesses in North Norfolk
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Sculthorpe sits in postcode district NR21.
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Population since 2001
North Norfolk, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district NR21
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Norfolk
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wacton | 302 |
| 2 | Tivetshall St Margaret | 296 |
| 3 | Stanhoe | 289 |
| 4 | Caistor Saint Edmunds | 289 |
| 5 | St Olaves | 282 |
| 6 | Flitcham | 276 |