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Electoral wardE05011842
Hickling ward, North Norfolk
Hickling is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,537 residents in 1,184 households — 56 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the South Smallburgh division.
Residents, 20212,537council ward average 3,218
Households1,1842.14 residents per household
Density56/ km²about 45.06 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+39.8%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 9.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.2% · 56
5–93.0% · 76
10–154.1% · 103
16–193.1% · 78
20–243.6% · 91
25–346.5% · 165
35–4911.6% · 294
50–6426.2% · 665
65–7419.9% · 504
75–8414.7% · 372
85+5.2% · 133
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.3% · 98
1 car or van40.9% · 484
2 cars or vans33.9% · 401
3 or more17.0% · 201
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Norfolk overall: 68.7% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright55.9% · 662
With mortgage20.4% · 242
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented11.2% · 133
Private rented12.3% · 146
Type of home
Detached house60.0% · 710
Semi-detached house29.7% · 352
Terraced house6.4% · 76
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 7
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.9% · 11
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 20
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011842- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- South Smallburgh
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 32
Parishes in the ward
HicklingHorseyPotter HeighamSea Palling
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% owned2,652GGresham31.5% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned2,435HHappisburgh33.7% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,644HHolt42.1% 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.