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Electoral wardE05011854

St Benet's ward, North Norfolk

St Benet's is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,348 residents in 1,142 households — 103 people per km², the 30th 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, 20212,348council ward average 3,218
Households1,1422.06 residents per household
Density103/ km²about 22.77 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+41.4%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 10.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.6% · 60
5–93.2% · 75
10–154.4% · 103
16–192.6% · 60
20–243.1% · 73
25–346.5% · 153
35–4912.8% · 300
50–6423.6% · 553
65–7421.9% · 514
75–8413.9% · 326
85+5.6% · 131

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.8% · 101
1 car or van41.2% · 471
2 cars or vans33.4% · 381
3 or more16.5% · 189
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright56.4% · 645
With mortgage17.0% · 194
Social rented14.2% · 163
Private rented12.3% · 141
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house54.7% · 624
Semi-detached house31.1% · 355
Terraced house9.6% · 109
Purpose-built flat2.2% · 25
Converted house0.9% · 10
Other conversion0.4% · 4
Above shop / office0.9% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011854
County division
South Smallburgh
Constituency
North Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
16 of 32

Parishes in the ward

HorningLudham

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

All 32 wards of North Norfolk

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.