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Electoral wardE05005798

Southtown and Cobholm ward, Great Yarmouth

Southtown and Cobholm is one of 17 electoral wards of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,687 residents in 2,447 households — 1,995 people per km², the 7th 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, 20215,687council ward average 5,867
Households2,4472.32 residents per household
Density1,995/ km²about 2.85 km² · Great Yarmouth 572
Aged 65+12.3%Great Yarmouth: 24.0% · under 16: 22.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.5% · 424
5–96.8% · 385
10–158.3% · 470
16–194.6% · 260
20–246.5% · 369
25–3416.1% · 914
35–4919.6% · 1,113
50–6418.5% · 1,053
65–747.3% · 414
75–844.0% · 228
85+1.0% · 57

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van35.0% · 856
1 car or van45.2% · 1,105
2 cars or vans15.9% · 388
3 or more4.0% · 98
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Great Yarmouth overall: 61.8% owned, 16.2% social rented, 21.5% private rented.

Owned outright21.7% · 531
With mortgage22.5% · 550
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented17.7% · 433
Private rented37.9% · 927
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house4.9% · 119
Semi-detached house14.1% · 345
Terraced house58.3% · 1,426
Purpose-built flat14.8% · 363
Converted house3.9% · 95
Other conversion0.6% · 15
Above shop / office0.8% · 20
Caravan, mobile2.6% · 64
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05005798
County division
Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown
Constituency
Great Yarmouth
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
8 of 17

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% owned7,418NNelson12.6% aged 65+ · 25.9% owned9,342OOrmesby29.9% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned4,704SSt Andrews20.6% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned4,878

All 17 wards of Great Yarmouth

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.