Electoral wardE05010246
Guiltcross ward, Breckland
Guiltcross is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,387 residents in 1,435 households — 72 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Guiltcross division.
Residents, 20213,387council ward average 5,240
Households1,4352.36 residents per household
Density72/ km²about 46.72 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+29.1%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 121
5–95.0% · 170
10–156.8% · 229
16–193.4% · 116
20–243.9% · 132
25–348.0% · 270
35–4916.3% · 551
50–6424.0% · 814
65–7417.6% · 595
75–848.7% · 294
85+2.8% · 95
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.0% · 86
1 car or van33.7% · 484
2 cars or vans39.1% · 561
3 or more21.2% · 304
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright48.4% · 693
With mortgage28.2% · 404
Social rented8.1% · 116
Private rented15.4% · 220
Type of home
Detached house60.9% · 874
Semi-detached house30.1% · 431
Terraced house7.8% · 112
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 5
Other conversion0.4% · 6
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010246- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Guiltcross
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Blo' NortonGarboldishamKenninghallNorth LophamSouth Lopham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshill34.4% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned2,700BBedingfeld26.8% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned3,223FForest26.2% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned3,148HHarling & 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.