Electoral wardE05011852
Priory ward, North Norfolk
Priory is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,264 residents in 1,040 households — 26 people per km², the 32nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Wells and Melton Constable divisions.
Residents, 20212,264council ward average 3,218
Households1,0402.18 residents per household
Density26/ km²about 85.76 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+33.4%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 12.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 88
5–93.0% · 68
10–155.3% · 119
16–193.4% · 78
20–243.4% · 77
25–348.8% · 200
35–4913.1% · 296
50–6425.7% · 582
65–7418.2% · 413
75–8411.6% · 262
85+3.6% · 81
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.4% · 67
1 car or van39.1% · 407
2 cars or vans36.2% · 377
3 or more18.2% · 189
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Norfolk overall: 68.7% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright47.4% · 493
With mortgage15.5% · 161
Shared ownership0.5% · 5
Social rented15.2% · 158
Private rented21.4% · 223
Type of home
Detached house51.3% · 533
Semi-detached house38.9% · 404
Terraced house7.4% · 77
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 8
Converted house0.7% · 7
Other conversion0.5% · 5
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011852- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Wells, Melton Constable
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 32 of 32
Parishes in the ward
BinhamField DallingGunthorpeHindringhamLanghamThursfordWarhamWighton
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% owned2,644HHickling39.8% 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% owned2,847
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.