Electoral wardE05011837
Coastal ward, North Norfolk
Coastal is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,293 residents in 1,132 households — 40 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Wells and Holt divisions.
Residents, 20212,293council ward average 3,218
Households1,1322.03 residents per household
Density40/ km²about 56.76 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+41.3%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 10.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.5% · 57
5–93.2% · 73
10–154.8% · 109
16–192.8% · 64
20–242.4% · 54
25–345.3% · 122
35–4911.7% · 268
50–6426.1% · 598
65–7422.0% · 503
75–8413.5% · 310
85+5.8% · 133
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.7% · 132
1 car or van45.1% · 510
2 cars or vans30.6% · 346
3 or more12.7% · 144
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Norfolk overall: 68.7% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright56.2% · 636
With mortgage13.8% · 156
Shared ownership1.1% · 12
Social rented17.8% · 201
Private rented11.1% · 126
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house50.5% · 572
Semi-detached house33.5% · 379
Terraced house13.3% · 150
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 9
Converted house0.8% · 9
Other conversion0.4% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011837- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Wells, Holt
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 30 of 32
Parishes in the ward
BlakeneyCley Next The SeaKellingMorstonSalthouseStiffkeyWeybourneWiveton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBacton33.2% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned2,356BBeeston Regis & The Runtons44.5% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned2,482BBriston28.4% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned2,547CCromer 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.