Electoral wardE05011834
Bacton ward, North Norfolk
Bacton is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,356 residents in 1,139 households — 84 people per km², the 29th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Mundesley and North Walsham East divisions.
Residents, 20212,356council ward average 3,218
Households1,1392.07 residents per household
Density84/ km²about 28.05 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+33.2%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 11.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.4% · 56
5–93.8% · 89
10–155.8% · 136
16–193.5% · 83
20–243.0% · 71
25–346.2% · 146
35–4912.7% · 299
50–6429.4% · 694
65–7419.5% · 459
75–8410.2% · 241
85+3.6% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.9% · 90
1 car or van47.5% · 541
2 cars or vans29.2% · 333
3 or more15.4% · 175
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Norfolk overall: 68.7% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright54.6% · 620
With mortgage18.8% · 213
Shared ownership0.9% · 10
Social rented7.8% · 89
Private rented18.0% · 204
Type of home
Detached house53.8% · 613
Semi-detached house30.5% · 348
Terraced house8.8% · 100
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 11
Converted house1.5% · 17
Other conversion0.4% · 4
Above shop / office0.6% · 7
Caravan, mobile3.5% · 40
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011834- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Mundesley, North Walsham East
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 32
Parishes in the ward
BactonPastonWalcottWitton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeeston Regis & The Runtons44.5% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned2,482BBriston28.4% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned2,547CCoastal41.3% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned2,293CCromer Town37.8% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned4,992EErpingham31.4% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned2,652GGresham31.5% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned2,435HHappisburgh33.7% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,644HHickling39.8% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned2,537HHolt42.1% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned4,724HHoveton & Tunstead36.6% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned5,104MMundesley39.5% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned2,778NNorth Walsham East25.8% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned4,922NNorth Walsham Market Cross39.2% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned2,847NNorth Walsham West27.3% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned5,238
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.