Electoral wardE05010241
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe ward, Breckland
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,975 residents in 3,388 households — 339 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Attleborough division.
Residents, 20217,975council ward average 5,240
Households3,3882.35 residents per household
Density339/ km²about 23.50 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+20.3%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 461
5–96.3% · 500
10–156.6% · 525
16–193.8% · 305
20–245.4% · 427
25–3414.6% · 1,162
35–4918.8% · 1,496
50–6418.6% · 1,482
65–7410.6% · 846
75–847.0% · 555
85+2.7% · 217
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.1% · 444
1 car or van39.4% · 1,336
2 cars or vans34.9% · 1,183
3 or more12.5% · 425
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright34.8% · 1,179
With mortgage34.4% · 1,166
Shared ownership2.0% · 67
Social rented12.7% · 430
Private rented16.1% · 547
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house45.0% · 1,522
Semi-detached house31.6% · 1,070
Terraced house15.3% · 519
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 192
Converted house0.6% · 19
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 48
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010241- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Attleborough
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 27
Parishes in the ward
AttleboroughBesthorpeGreat Ellingham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAll Saints & Wayland23.1% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned7,635AAttleborough Burgh & Haverscroft27.2% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned5,095DDereham Neatherd27.8% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned7,436DDereham Toftwood26.7% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned5,901DDereham Withburga19.2% aged 65+ · 50.8% owned5,922HHermitage31.0% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned2,834LLaunditch26.6% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned2,603LLincoln30.4% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned5,467MMattishall30.1% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned5,590NNecton34.6% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned2,669SSaham Toney21.8% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned5,500SShipdham-with-Scarning22.6% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned5,763TThe Buckenhams & Banham25.7% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned3,263UUpper Wensum27.3% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned6,530
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.