Electoral wardE05010251
Mattishall ward, Breckland
Mattishall is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,590 residents in 2,377 households — 95 people per km², the 13th 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 Yare and All Saints divisions.
Residents, 20215,590council ward average 5,240
Households2,3772.35 residents per household
Density95/ km²about 58.90 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+30.1%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 198
5–94.8% · 268
10–156.2% · 348
16–193.2% · 178
20–244.1% · 227
25–348.0% · 448
35–4916.4% · 919
50–6423.6% · 1,318
65–7417.0% · 948
75–849.6% · 539
85+3.5% · 197
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.9% · 187
1 car or van35.5% · 843
2 cars or vans36.7% · 873
3 or more19.9% · 474
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright49.5% · 1,177
With mortgage29.0% · 690
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented9.9% · 236
Private rented11.0% · 262
Type of home
Detached house62.3% · 1,481
Semi-detached house28.0% · 667
Terraced house5.7% · 135
Purpose-built flat2.1% · 50
Converted house0.5% · 12
Other conversion0.5% · 11
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 18
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010251- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Elmham and Mattishall, Yare and All Saints
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 27
Parishes in the ward
East TuddenhamGarvestone, Reymerston and ThuxtonHardinghamMattishallWhinburgh and WestfieldYaxham
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% owned2,603LLincoln30.4% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned5,467NNecton34.6% 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.