Electoral wardE05010250
Lincoln ward, Breckland
Lincoln is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,467 residents in 2,238 households — 104 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Elmham and Mattishall and Necton and Launditch divisions.
Residents, 20215,467council ward average 5,240
Households2,2382.44 residents per household
Density104/ km²about 52.57 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+30.4%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 243
5–95.0% · 272
10–155.7% · 313
16–193.8% · 208
20–244.3% · 236
25–3410.7% · 583
35–4915.0% · 820
50–6420.7% · 1,132
65–7415.5% · 850
75–8410.6% · 580
85+4.2% · 230
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.4% · 187
1 car or van37.7% · 843
2 cars or vans35.7% · 799
3 or more18.3% · 410
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright49.6% · 1,112
With mortgage26.2% · 587
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented8.0% · 180
Private rented15.5% · 348
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house60.5% · 1,355
Semi-detached house29.6% · 662
Terraced house8.2% · 184
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 14
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010250- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Elmham and Mattishall, Necton and Launditch
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 27
Parishes in the ward
BeetleyGressenhallHoe and WorthingLonghamSwanton MorleyWendling
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% owned2,834LLaunditch26.6% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned2,603MMattishall30.1% 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.