Electoral wardE05010260
Thetford Castle ward, Breckland
Thetford Castle is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,189 residents in 2,670 households — 3,567 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Thetford East division.
Residents, 20216,189council ward average 5,240
Households2,6702.32 residents per household
Density3,567/ km²about 1.74 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+16.3%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 345
5–95.3% · 329
10–156.2% · 385
16–193.1% · 194
20–245.8% · 357
25–3416.6% · 1,029
35–4921.0% · 1,301
50–6420.0% · 1,235
65–748.0% · 492
75–845.7% · 350
85+2.7% · 166
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.7% · 474
1 car or van44.1% · 1,179
2 cars or vans29.5% · 787
3 or more8.6% · 231
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright26.9% · 718
With mortgage30.4% · 812
Shared ownership1.3% · 35
Social rented6.4% · 172
Private rented35.0% · 934
Type of home
Detached house34.3% · 914
Semi-detached house25.8% · 687
Terraced house23.7% · 632
Purpose-built flat12.7% · 338
Converted house1.1% · 30
Other conversion1.4% · 37
Above shop / office1.1% · 29
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010260- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Thetford East
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Thetford
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% owned2,873SSwaffham32.6% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned8,565TThetford Boudica19.8% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,954TThetford Burrell15.5% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned6,221TThetford 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.