Electoral wardE05005772
Marshes ward, Broadland
Marshes is one of 27 electoral wards of Broadland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,237 residents in 1,385 households — 60 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Broadland and Fakenham constituency; for county elections it is in the Acle division.
Residents, 20213,237council ward average 4,878
Households1,3852.34 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 53.86 km² · Broadland 239
Aged 65+25.0%Broadland: 25.9% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 147
5–95.1% · 165
10–156.7% · 216
16–194.1% · 134
20–244.5% · 146
25–349.1% · 294
35–4916.9% · 546
50–6424.2% · 782
65–7414.1% · 456
75–848.2% · 267
85+2.6% · 85
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.2% · 114
1 car or van36.8% · 510
2 cars or vans38.8% · 537
3 or more16.2% · 224
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Broadland overall: 77.1% owned, 9.7% social rented, 12.3% private rented.
Owned outright45.1% · 625
With mortgage28.7% · 398
Shared ownership1.0% · 14
Social rented13.4% · 186
Private rented11.7% · 162
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house49.6% · 688
Semi-detached house40.4% · 560
Terraced house8.9% · 124
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 4
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005772- Council
- Broadland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Acle
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 27
Parishes in the ward
BeightonFreethorpeHalvergateReedham
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% owned3,274GGreat Witchingham28.2% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned2,717HHevingham26.1% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned2,903HHorsford and Felthorpe17.3% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,703PPlumstead20.8% 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.