Electoral wardE05010238
Ashill ward, Breckland
Ashill is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,700 residents in 1,224 households — 36 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the The Brecks division.
Residents, 20212,700council ward average 5,240
Households1,2242.21 residents per household
Density36/ km²about 75.84 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+34.4%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 13.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 98
5–94.1% · 110
10–155.4% · 147
16–193.3% · 89
20–243.3% · 89
25–348.4% · 227
35–4913.5% · 365
50–6424.0% · 648
65–7418.6% · 504
75–8411.4% · 309
85+4.3% · 117
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.3% · 102
1 car or van43.3% · 530
2 cars or vans32.0% · 392
3 or more16.3% · 200
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright50.2% · 616
With mortgage19.1% · 235
Shared ownership0.7% · 9
Social rented15.4% · 189
Private rented14.6% · 179
Type of home
Detached house58.9% · 720
Semi-detached house32.2% · 394
Terraced house6.9% · 84
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 10
Converted house0.7% · 8
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010238- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- The Brecks
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 27
Parishes in the ward
AshillGreat CressinghamHilboroughLittle CressinghamNorth PickenhamSouth Pickenham
Other wards in the same constituency
BBedingfeld26.8% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned3,223FForest26.2% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned3,148GGuiltcross29.1% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned3,387HHarling & Heathlands27.6% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned3,172NNar Valley31.7% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned2,873SSwaffham32.6% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned8,565TThetford Boudica19.8% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,954TThetford Burrell15.5% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned6,221TThetford Castle16.3% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned6,189TThetford Priory13.1% aged 65+ · 40.8% owned7,899
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.