Electoral wardE05010256
Swaffham ward, Breckland
Swaffham is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,565 residents in 3,971 households — 290 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Swaffham division.
Residents, 20218,565council ward average 5,240
Households3,9712.16 residents per household
Density290/ km²about 29.58 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+32.6%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 416
5–94.9% · 422
10–155.5% · 472
16–193.1% · 268
20–244.2% · 356
25–3411.0% · 945
35–4914.5% · 1,239
50–6419.3% · 1,656
65–7415.2% · 1,302
75–8411.9% · 1,015
85+5.5% · 472
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.8% · 707
1 car or van45.8% · 1,819
2 cars or vans27.6% · 1,097
3 or more8.8% · 348
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright43.3% · 1,720
With mortgage20.6% · 820
Shared ownership0.7% · 28
Social rented19.0% · 755
Private rented16.3% · 648
Type of home
Detached house44.6% · 1,772
Semi-detached house28.7% · 1,141
Terraced house15.0% · 597
Purpose-built flat8.4% · 333
Converted house0.7% · 29
Other conversion0.8% · 31
Above shop / office0.9% · 34
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 32
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010256- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Swaffham
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Swaffham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshill34.4% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned2,700BBedingfeld26.8% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned3,223FForest26.2% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned3,148GGuiltcross29.1% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned3,387HHarling & Heathlands27.6% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned3,172NNar Valley31.7% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned2,873TThetford Boudica19.8% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,954TThetford Burrell15.5% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned6,221TThetford Castle16.3% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned6,189TThetford Priory13.1% aged 65+ · 40.8% owned7,899
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.