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Worstead ward, North Norfolk

Worstead is one of 32 electoral wards of North Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,345 residents in 1,157 households — 98 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Hoveton and Stalham and North Walsham West and Erpingham divisions.

Residents, 20213,345council ward average 3,218
Households1,1572.89 residents per household
Density98/ km²about 34.17 km² · North Norfolk 107
Aged 65+19.2%North Norfolk: 33.5% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 139
5–96.0% · 200
10–155.8% · 193
16–192.6% · 87
20–244.1% · 138
25–3414.4% · 482
35–4920.1% · 671
50–6423.7% · 792
65–7411.3% · 378
75–846.1% · 204
85+1.8% · 61

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.0% · 81
1 car or van33.6% · 389
2 cars or vans40.3% · 466
3 or more19.1% · 221
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright33.5% · 387
With mortgage33.7% · 390
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented9.1% · 105
Private rented23.6% · 273

Type of home

Detached house37.0% · 428
Semi-detached house35.6% · 411
Terraced house23.8% · 275
Purpose-built flat2.9% · 33
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
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.