Wacton has a population of 302, making it the 199th largest place in Norfolk.
#199
of 221 in Norfolk
The other populations of Wacton
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. |
302 | 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. |
345 | 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: South Norfolk population trends, 2001–2025.
Wacton in context
2 km
north-east to Long Stratton, the nearest larger town
15,084
people live within 10 km
#5,973
largest of 6,358 UK places
374
food businesses in South 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 Wacton sits in postcode district NR15.
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Population since 2001
South Norfolk, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district NR15
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Norfolk
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beachamwell | 339 |
| 2 | Ringstead | 324 |
| 3 | Needham | 309 |
| 4 | Tivetshall St Margaret | 296 |
| 5 | Stanhoe | 289 |
| 6 | Sculthorpe | 289 |