Electoral wardE05005795
Nelson ward, Great Yarmouth
Nelson is one of 17 electoral wards of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,342 residents in 4,158 households — 3,657 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Great Yarmouth constituency; for county elections it is in the Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown division.
Residents, 20219,342council ward average 5,867
Households4,1582.25 residents per household
Density3,657/ km²about 2.55 km² · Great Yarmouth 572
Aged 65+12.6%Great Yarmouth: 24.0% · under 16: 22.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.9% · 648
5–96.7% · 622
10–158.6% · 805
16–194.9% · 456
20–246.8% · 636
25–3414.9% · 1,391
35–4919.9% · 1,859
50–6418.7% · 1,748
65–746.9% · 648
75–844.3% · 401
85+1.4% · 128
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van53.6% · 2,227
1 car or van34.2% · 1,422
2 cars or vans9.8% · 407
3 or more2.4% · 99
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Great Yarmouth overall: 61.8% owned, 16.2% social rented, 21.5% private rented.
Owned outright16.7% · 694
With mortgage9.2% · 384
Shared ownership0.4% · 15
Social rented30.3% · 1,258
Private rented42.9% · 1,782
Lives rent free0.6% · 24
Type of home
Detached house4.9% · 204
Semi-detached house9.6% · 399
Terraced house35.9% · 1,492
Purpose-built flat36.7% · 1,526
Converted house5.4% · 226
Other conversion3.7% · 155
Above shop / office3.6% · 148
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005795- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 17
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBradwell North29.4% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned6,477BBradwell South and Hopton25.3% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned7,727CCaister North33.5% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned4,320CCaister South33.8% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned4,483CCentral and Northgate14.9% aged 65+ · 34.7% owned8,640CClaydon19.6% aged 65+ · 48.5% owned7,732EEast Flegg34.9% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned4,979FFleggburgh25.5% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned2,696GGorleston28.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,289LLothingland28.9% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned5,588MMagdalen21.6% aged 65+ · 50.4% owned7,418OOrmesby29.9% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned4,704SSouthtown and Cobholm12.3% aged 65+ · 44.2% owned5,687SSt Andrews20.6% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned4,878
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.