Electoral wardE05010263
Watton ward, Breckland
Watton is one of 27 electoral wards of Breckland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,967 residents in 4,004 households — 1,246 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Watton division.
Residents, 20218,967council ward average 5,240
Households4,0042.24 residents per household
Density1,246/ km²about 7.20 km² · Breckland 108
Aged 65+29.2%Breckland: 24.9% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 465
5–94.8% · 427
10–154.7% · 424
16–193.0% · 268
20–245.1% · 453
25–3413.3% · 1,192
35–4915.3% · 1,371
50–6419.5% · 1,752
65–7414.2% · 1,275
75–8410.4% · 935
85+4.5% · 405
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.1% · 646
1 car or van45.8% · 1,832
2 cars or vans27.3% · 1,094
3 or more10.8% · 432
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Breckland overall: 67.0% owned, 14.1% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright43.7% · 1,749
With mortgage25.6% · 1,024
Shared ownership1.0% · 42
Social rented10.1% · 406
Private rented19.4% · 776
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house49.8% · 1,993
Semi-detached house24.8% · 992
Terraced house14.7% · 590
Purpose-built flat6.7% · 268
Converted house0.9% · 37
Other conversion0.6% · 24
Above shop / office0.7% · 30
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 69
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010263- Council
- Breckland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Watton
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Watton
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.