Electoral wardE05010255
Shipdham-with-Scarning ward, Breckland
Shipdham-with-Scarning is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,763 residents in 2,359 households — 108 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Dereham North and Yare and All Saints divisions.
Residents, 20215,763council ward average 5,240
Households2,3592.44 residents per household
Density108/ km²about 53.46 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+22.6%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 311
5–96.0% · 345
10–156.4% · 367
16–194.1% · 235
20–245.1% · 295
25–3411.8% · 680
35–4916.2% · 931
50–6422.5% · 1,294
65–7412.1% · 696
75–847.6% · 437
85+3.0% · 172
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.9% · 234
1 car or van37.0% · 873
2 cars or vans35.6% · 840
3 or more17.5% · 412
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright39.3% · 927
With mortgage33.4% · 787
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented9.9% · 233
Private rented17.1% · 404
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house54.4% · 1,283
Semi-detached house32.5% · 767
Terraced house9.8% · 232
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 41
Converted house0.6% · 15
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010255- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Dereham North, Yare and All Saints
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 27
Parishes in the ward
CranworthScarningShipdham
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% owned2,669SSaham Toney21.8% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned5,500TThe 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.