Electoral wardE05010248
Hermitage ward, Breckland
Hermitage is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,834 residents in 1,249 households — 41 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Necton and Launditch division.
Residents, 20212,834council ward average 5,240
Households1,2492.27 residents per household
Density41/ km²about 69.46 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+31.0%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 103
5–94.6% · 131
10–156.9% · 197
16–193.5% · 98
20–243.6% · 102
25–347.7% · 217
35–4914.3% · 405
50–6424.8% · 704
65–7416.3% · 461
75–8411.3% · 321
85+3.4% · 97
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.7% · 96
1 car or van36.2% · 452
2 cars or vans37.9% · 473
3 or more18.3% · 228
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright49.3% · 616
With mortgage23.1% · 289
Shared ownership0.7% · 9
Social rented11.8% · 147
Private rented15.1% · 188
Type of home
Detached house56.8% · 710
Semi-detached house34.3% · 429
Terraced house7.5% · 94
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010248- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Necton and Launditch
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 27
Parishes in the ward
ColkirkHorningtoftMilehamStanfieldTittleshallWeasenham All SaintsWeasenham St. PeterWellinghamWhissonsett
Other wards in the same constituency
AAll Saints & Wayland23.1% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned7,635AAttleborough Burgh & Haverscroft27.2% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned5,095AAttleborough Queens & Besthorpe20.3% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned7,975DDereham Neatherd27.8% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned7,436DDereham Toftwood26.7% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned5,901DDereham Withburga19.2% aged 65+ · 50.8% owned5,922LLaunditch26.6% 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.