Electoral wardE05010245
Forest ward, Breckland
Forest is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,148 residents in 1,392 households — 23 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Guiltcross and The Brecks divisions.
Residents, 20213,148council ward average 5,240
Households1,3922.26 residents per household
Density23/ km²about 137.47 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+26.2%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 166
5–95.1% · 162
10–156.2% · 197
16–193.3% · 103
20–244.6% · 146
25–3410.2% · 323
35–4917.6% · 554
50–6421.4% · 674
65–7414.5% · 457
75–848.6% · 270
85+3.2% · 100
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.8% · 122
1 car or van38.1% · 530
2 cars or vans36.6% · 509
3 or more16.5% · 229
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright42.1% · 587
With mortgage28.9% · 403
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented8.8% · 123
Private rented19.9% · 277
Type of home
Detached house58.8% · 818
Semi-detached house28.4% · 396
Terraced house7.6% · 106
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 45
Converted house0.4% · 6
Other conversion0.9% · 13
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010245- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Guiltcross, The Brecks
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 27 of 27
Parishes in the ward
BrettenhamCroxtonKilverstoneLynfordStanfordSturstonThetfordTottingtonWeeting-with-Broomhill
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshill34.4% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned2,700BBedingfeld26.8% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned3,223GGuiltcross29.1% 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.