Electoral wardE05010262
Upper Wensum ward, Breckland
Upper Wensum is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,530 residents in 2,803 households — 60 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Elmham and Mattishall and Necton and Launditch divisions.
Residents, 20216,530council ward average 5,240
Households2,8032.33 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 109.56 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+27.3%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 254
5–94.8% · 316
10–157.2% · 468
16–193.5% · 226
20–244.0% · 263
25–348.9% · 582
35–4916.4% · 1,069
50–6424.0% · 1,567
65–7415.3% · 998
75–848.7% · 565
85+3.4% · 222
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.0% · 195
1 car or van35.5% · 995
2 cars or vans38.0% · 1,065
3 or more19.5% · 545
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright45.4% · 1,272
With mortgage30.0% · 841
Shared ownership0.6% · 16
Social rented10.4% · 292
Private rented13.6% · 381
Type of home
Detached house56.1% · 1,573
Semi-detached house34.5% · 967
Terraced house7.9% · 222
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 8
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.4% · 12
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010262- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Elmham and Mattishall, Necton and Launditch
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 27
Parishes in the ward
BawdeswellBillingfordBintreeBrisleyBylaughElsingFoxleyGateleyGuistHockeringLyngNorth ElmhamNorth TuddenhamSparhamTwyford
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% owned5,500SShipdham-with-Scarning22.6% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned5,763TThe Buckenhams & Banham25.7% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned3,263
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.