Electoral wardE05011840
Gresham ward, North Norfolk
Gresham is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,435 residents in 1,073 households — 43 people per km², the 26th 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 divisions.
Residents, 20212,435council ward average 3,218
Households1,0732.27 residents per household
Density43/ km²about 56.89 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+31.5%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 82
5–94.9% · 120
10–156.9% · 168
16–193.3% · 80
20–243.5% · 86
25–348.9% · 217
35–4914.1% · 344
50–6423.5% · 572
65–7417.7% · 431
75–8410.0% · 244
85+3.8% · 93
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.9% · 96
1 car or van38.6% · 414
2 cars or vans33.6% · 361
3 or more18.8% · 202
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Norfolk overall: 68.7% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright50.8% · 545
With mortgage19.9% · 214
Shared ownership0.9% · 10
Social rented11.9% · 128
Private rented16.4% · 176
Type of home
Detached house53.5% · 573
Semi-detached house37.4% · 401
Terraced house7.6% · 81
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 8
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011840- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Holt, Melton Constable
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 27 of 32
Parishes in the ward
AylmertonBaconsthorpeBodhamEast BeckhamGreshamHempsteadLittle BarninghamMatlaskPlumsteadWest Beckham
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% owned2,547CCoastal41.3% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned2,293CCromer Town37.8% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned4,992EErpingham31.4% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned2,652HHappisburgh33.7% 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.