Electoral wardE05010253
Necton ward, Breckland
Necton is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,669 residents in 1,210 households — 102 people per km², the 26th 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 The Brecks divisions.
Residents, 20212,669council ward average 5,240
Households1,2102.21 residents per household
Density102/ km²about 26.17 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+34.6%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 13.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 96
5–94.3% · 114
10–155.6% · 150
16–193.6% · 95
20–243.3% · 88
25–348.0% · 213
35–4913.8% · 369
50–6423.2% · 620
65–7417.4% · 465
75–8413.1% · 350
85+4.0% · 107
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.0% · 109
1 car or van42.6% · 516
2 cars or vans34.4% · 416
3 or more14.0% · 169
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright52.8% · 638
With mortgage24.6% · 298
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented11.3% · 137
Private rented11.0% · 133
Type of home
Detached house69.3% · 838
Semi-detached house23.9% · 289
Terraced house4.8% · 58
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 17
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010253- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Necton and Launditch, The Brecks
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Holme HaleNecton
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% owned5,467MMattishall30.1% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned5,590SSaham 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.