Electoral wardE05010261
Thetford Priory ward, Breckland
Thetford Priory is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,899 residents in 3,037 households — 358 people per km², the 4th 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 and Thetford West divisions.
Residents, 20217,899council ward average 5,240
Households3,0372.6 residents per household
Density358/ km²about 22.10 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+13.1%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 22.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 485
5–97.6% · 602
10–159.1% · 718
16–195.3% · 420
20–246.0% · 476
25–3414.8% · 1,169
35–4920.5% · 1,620
50–6417.4% · 1,375
65–747.0% · 552
75–844.6% · 364
85+1.5% · 119
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.7% · 781
1 car or van43.0% · 1,306
2 cars or vans23.9% · 724
3 or more7.4% · 224
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright20.6% · 624
With mortgage20.3% · 615
Shared ownership0.7% · 21
Social rented34.6% · 1,050
Private rented23.9% · 725
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house23.7% · 720
Semi-detached house22.1% · 671
Terraced house38.5% · 1,168
Purpose-built flat13.8% · 419
Converted house1.3% · 38
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010261- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Thetford East, Thetford West
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 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 Castle16.3% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned6,189
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.