Electoral wardE05010249
Launditch ward, Breckland
Launditch is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,603 residents in 1,086 households — 35 people per km², the 27th 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 and Swaffham divisions.
Residents, 20212,603council ward average 5,240
Households1,0862.4 residents per household
Density35/ km²about 74.80 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+26.6%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 90
5–95.8% · 152
10–156.9% · 179
16–194.0% · 103
20–243.8% · 99
25–348.5% · 222
35–4916.3% · 425
50–6424.7% · 643
65–7414.7% · 383
75–848.7% · 227
85+3.2% · 83
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.4% · 69
1 car or van34.1% · 370
2 cars or vans37.8% · 411
3 or more21.7% · 236
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright43.4% · 471
With mortgage22.6% · 245
Social rented13.0% · 141
Private rented21.1% · 229
Type of home
Detached house57.5% · 624
Semi-detached house33.7% · 366
Terraced house7.8% · 85
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 2
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010249- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Necton and Launditch, Swaffham
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Beeston with BitteringFranshamGreat DunhamKempstoneLexhamLitchamLittle DunhamNewton by Castle AcreRougham
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% owned5,922HHermitage31.0% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned2,834LLincoln30.4% 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.