Electoral wardE05010254
Saham Toney ward, Breckland
Saham Toney is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,500 residents in 2,315 households — 90 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Watton and Yare and All Saints divisions.
Residents, 20215,500council ward average 5,240
Households2,3152.38 residents per household
Density90/ km²about 61.18 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+21.8%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 283
5–95.6% · 307
10–156.6% · 360
16–193.3% · 182
20–245.6% · 309
25–3412.4% · 682
35–4917.5% · 961
50–6422.1% · 1,214
65–7412.7% · 700
75–846.4% · 351
85+2.7% · 147
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.9% · 207
1 car or van38.5% · 891
2 cars or vans36.7% · 849
3 or more15.9% · 368
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright36.7% · 850
With mortgage27.6% · 638
Shared ownership1.3% · 31
Social rented15.9% · 367
Private rented18.5% · 427
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house45.9% · 1,063
Semi-detached house34.0% · 788
Terraced house15.9% · 368
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 81
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010254- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Watton, Yare and All Saints
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 27
Parishes in the ward
BradenhamCarbrookeOvingtonSaham ToneyScoulton
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% owned5,590NNecton34.6% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned2,669SShipdham-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.