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Electoral wardE05011839

Erpingham ward, North Norfolk

Erpingham is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,652 residents in 1,199 households — 41 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Holt and Melton Constable and North Walsham West and Erpingham divisions.

Residents, 20212,652council ward average 3,218
Households1,1992.21 residents per household
Density41/ km²about 64.37 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+31.4%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 12.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.5% · 66
5–94.1% · 108
10–155.6% · 149
16–193.9% · 103
20–243.7% · 98
25–347.1% · 187
35–4914.5% · 384
50–6427.3% · 724
65–7417.8% · 471
75–8410.6% · 281
85+3.0% · 80

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.8% · 82
1 car or van36.6% · 438
2 cars or vans35.8% · 429
3 or more20.8% · 249
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North Norfolk overall: 68.7% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.6% private rented.

Owned outright49.9% · 598
With mortgage24.4% · 292
Shared ownership0.9% · 11
Social rented9.3% · 111
Private rented15.6% · 187

Type of home

Detached house55.9% · 670
Semi-detached house31.5% · 378
Terraced house10.0% · 120
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 2
Converted house0.9% · 11
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 10
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.