Electoral wardE05005762
Buxton ward, Broadland
Buxton is one of 27 electoral wards of Broadland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,684 residents in 1,127 households — 135 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Broadland and Fakenham constituency; for county elections it is in the Aylsham and Hevingham and Spixworth divisions.
Residents, 20212,684council ward average 4,878
Households1,1272.38 residents per household
Density135/ km²about 19.82 km² · Broadland 239
Aged 65+23.3%Broadland: 25.9% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 99
5–94.5% · 122
10–157.0% · 188
16–194.4% · 119
20–245.2% · 140
25–348.8% · 237
35–4917.6% · 473
50–6425.4% · 681
65–7412.8% · 343
75–848.0% · 216
85+2.5% · 66
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.5% · 73
1 car or van34.0% · 383
2 cars or vans39.2% · 441
3 or more20.3% · 229
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Broadland overall: 77.1% owned, 9.7% social rented, 12.3% private rented.
Owned outright45.7% · 515
With mortgage31.9% · 359
Shared ownership1.2% · 14
Social rented7.6% · 86
Private rented13.6% · 153
Type of home
Detached house53.2% · 600
Semi-detached house34.0% · 383
Terraced house10.3% · 116
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 8
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.7% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005762- Council
- Broadland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Aylsham, Hevingham and Spixworth
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 27
Parishes in the ward
BramptonBuxton with LammasFrettenham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAcle32.3% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned2,788AAylsham29.9% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned8,938BBlofield with South Walsham28.0% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned6,355BBrundall29.1% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned6,213BBurlingham27.0% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned2,694CColtishall29.2% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned2,811EEynesford24.1% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned3,274GGreat Witchingham28.2% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned2,717HHevingham26.1% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned2,903HHorsford and Felthorpe17.3% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,703MMarshes25.0% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned3,237PPlumstead20.8% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned3,601RReepham29.2% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned2,658SSpixworth with St Faiths27.6% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned5,331
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.