Electoral wardE05012905
Lakenham ward, Norwich
Lakenham is one of 13 electoral wards of Norwich City Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,685 residents in 5,010 households — 2,790 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Norwich South constituency; for county elections it is in the Lakenham and Mancroft and Thorpe Hamlet divisions.
Residents, 202110,685council ward average 11,071
Households5,0102.13 residents per household
Density2,790/ km²about 3.83 km² · Norwich 3,688
Aged 65+16.7%Norwich: 14.9% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 651
5–96.5% · 695
10–156.9% · 734
16–194.3% · 462
20–246.1% · 657
25–3416.4% · 1,753
35–4920.8% · 2,223
50–6416.1% · 1,721
65–748.9% · 949
75–845.1% · 543
85+2.8% · 297
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van33.1% · 1,659
1 car or van46.1% · 2,309
2 cars or vans17.1% · 857
3 or more3.7% · 185
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Norwich overall: 42.0% owned, 30.3% social rented, 26.9% private rented.
Owned outright21.0% · 1,052
With mortgage21.0% · 1,054
Shared ownership0.4% · 20
Social rented37.6% · 1,883
Private rented19.8% · 991
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house4.4% · 220
Semi-detached house28.4% · 1,423
Terraced house28.3% · 1,418
Purpose-built flat34.8% · 1,743
Converted house2.1% · 105
Other conversion1.3% · 66
Above shop / office0.6% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012905- Council
- Norwich City Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Lakenham, Mancroft, Thorpe Hamlet
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 13
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBowthorpe14.1% aged 65+ · 36.8% owned10,173EEaton28.7% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned10,118MMancroft14.9% 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.