Electoral wardE05012901
Bowthorpe ward, Norwich
Bowthorpe is one of 13 electoral wards of Norwich City Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,173 residents in 4,081 households — 3,725 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Norwich South constituency; for county elections it is in the Bowthorpe division.
Residents, 202110,173council ward average 11,071
Households4,0812.49 residents per household
Density3,725/ km²about 2.73 km² · Norwich 3,688
Aged 65+14.1%Norwich: 14.9% · under 16: 20.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 612
5–96.5% · 662
10–157.6% · 776
16–195.2% · 533
20–2411.7% · 1,187
25–3414.7% · 1,498
35–4919.2% · 1,955
50–6414.9% · 1,520
65–747.9% · 805
75–844.2% · 432
85+1.9% · 193
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.0% · 1,061
1 car or van46.5% · 1,896
2 cars or vans21.6% · 883
3 or more5.9% · 241
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Norwich overall: 42.0% owned, 30.3% social rented, 26.9% private rented.
Owned outright17.6% · 719
With mortgage19.2% · 783
Shared ownership0.7% · 30
Social rented38.0% · 1,549
Private rented24.2% · 989
Lives rent free0.3% · 11
Type of home
Detached house24.5% · 999
Semi-detached house36.7% · 1,498
Terraced house21.7% · 887
Purpose-built flat16.2% · 662
Converted house0.6% · 26
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.1% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012901- Council
- Norwich City Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Bowthorpe
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 13
Other wards in the same constituency
EEaton28.7% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned10,118LLakenham16.7% aged 65+ · 42.0% owned10,685MMancroft14.9% aged 65+ · 26.5% owned10,617NNelson13.8% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned10,435TThorpe Hamlet15.0% aged 65+ · 36.9% owned9,688TTown Close17.3% aged 65+ · 42.2% owned10,199UUniversity9.8% aged 65+ · 31.2% owned14,551WWensum12.3% aged 65+ · 35.6% owned12,734
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.