Electoral wardE05005767
Great Witchingham ward, Broadland
Great Witchingham is one of 27 electoral wards of Broadland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,717 residents in 1,175 households — 38 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Broadland and Fakenham constituency; for county elections it is in the Reepham division.
Residents, 20212,717council ward average 4,878
Households1,1752.31 residents per household
Density38/ km²about 72.45 km² · Broadland 239
Aged 65+28.2%Broadland: 25.9% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 109
5–95.5% · 149
10–155.7% · 154
16–193.3% · 90
20–244.0% · 110
25–348.2% · 223
35–4917.3% · 469
50–6423.8% · 648
65–7416.3% · 442
75–849.2% · 250
85+2.7% · 73
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.4% · 64
1 car or van35.9% · 422
2 cars or vans36.6% · 430
3 or more22.1% · 260
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Broadland overall: 77.1% owned, 9.7% social rented, 12.3% private rented.
Owned outright47.3% · 556
With mortgage27.3% · 321
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented8.3% · 98
Private rented16.5% · 194
Type of home
Detached house54.4% · 639
Semi-detached house32.1% · 377
Terraced house4.7% · 55
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 8
Converted house0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile7.4% · 87
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005767- Council
- Broadland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Reepham
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 27 of 27
Parishes in the ward
AlderfordAttlebridgeBootonBrandistonGreat WitchinghamHaveringlandHoninghamLittle WitchinghamMorton on the HillRinglandSwanningtonWeston Longville
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% owned2,694BBuxton23.3% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned2,684CColtishall29.2% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned2,811EEynesford24.1% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned3,274HHevingham26.1% 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.