Electoral wardE05005774
Plumstead ward, Broadland
Plumstead is one of 27 electoral wards of Broadland District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,601 residents in 1,460 households — 326 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Broadland and Fakenham constituency; for county elections it is in the Thorpe St. Andrew division.
Residents, 20213,601council ward average 4,878
Households1,4602.47 residents per household
Density326/ km²about 11.04 km² · Broadland 239
Aged 65+20.8%Broadland: 25.9% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 206
5–96.2% · 225
10–157.6% · 275
16–193.4% · 122
20–243.9% · 139
25–3413.4% · 481
35–4919.0% · 684
50–6420.0% · 721
65–7410.6% · 382
75–847.2% · 261
85+2.9% · 105
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.6% · 82
1 car or van34.7% · 506
2 cars or vans43.9% · 641
3 or more15.8% · 231
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Broadland overall: 77.1% owned, 9.7% social rented, 12.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.0% · 613
With mortgage39.5% · 576
Shared ownership1.8% · 26
Social rented9.1% · 133
Private rented7.5% · 109
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house61.4% · 897
Semi-detached house28.6% · 418
Terraced house7.7% · 113
Purpose-built flat1.2% · 18
Converted house0.3% · 5
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005774- Council
- Broadland District Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Thorpe St. Andrew
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 27
Parishes in the ward
Great and Little Plumstead
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% owned5,703MMarshes25.0% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned3,237RReepham29.2% 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.