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Breckland District Council

Local authority area: Breckland

Breckland is a district council in Norfolk, in the East of England region of England. It covers 1,305.1 km² and had 143,479 residents in 2022 — about 110 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Dereham.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Breckland, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022143,479+8.8% since 2012

Land area1,305.1km²503.9 sq mi

Density110/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#210of 382 UK councils · #180 in England

Population estimates4 data points

131.9K135.5K139.3K143.5K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Breckland became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Norfolk

All councils in East of England

King's Lynn and West Norfolk155,741 South Norfolk144,593 Norwich144,525 Broadland133,872 North Norfolk103,227 Great Yarmouth99,862

Elections

27 electoral wards

Census 2021: 141,481 residents in 60,362 households across the wards; 24.9% aged 65+, 67.0% of homes owned, 13.3% of households without a car.

1Watton4,004 households · 29.2% aged 65+8,967 2Swaffham3,971 households · 32.6% aged 65+8,565 3Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe3,388 households · 20.3% aged 65+7,975 4Thetford Priory3,037 households · 13.1% aged 65+7,899 5All Saints & Wayland2,783 households · 23.1% aged 65+7,635 6Dereham Neatherd3,322 households · 27.8% aged 65+7,436

All wards of Breckland

Westminster

Constituencies

Mid Norfolk · 16 wards South West Norfolk · 11 wards

Source: Wikidata Q488142 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.