Electoral wardE05011836
Briston ward, North Norfolk
Briston is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,547 residents in 1,156 households — 213 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Melton Constable division.
Residents, 20212,547council ward average 3,218
Households1,1562.2 residents per household
Density213/ km²about 11.96 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+28.4%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 119
5–95.3% · 136
10–156.3% · 160
16–193.1% · 80
20–244.3% · 110
25–3410.3% · 263
35–4916.0% · 407
50–6421.5% · 548
65–7415.0% · 383
75–849.9% · 251
85+3.5% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.0% · 127
1 car or van41.0% · 474
2 cars or vans32.6% · 377
3 or more15.4% · 178
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Norfolk overall: 68.7% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright43.4% · 502
With mortgage25.8% · 298
Shared ownership0.6% · 7
Social rented13.7% · 159
Private rented16.3% · 189
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house49.0% · 565
Semi-detached house27.9% · 322
Terraced house20.2% · 233
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 17
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.6% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011836- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Melton Constable
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 32
Parishes in the ward
Briston
Other wards in the same constituency
BBacton33.2% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned2,356BBeeston Regis & The Runtons44.5% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned2,482CCoastal41.3% 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.