Electoral wardE05012908
Nelson ward, Norwich
Nelson is one of 13 electoral wards of Norwich City Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,435 residents in 4,855 households — 6,112 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Norwich South constituency; for county elections it is in the Mancroft and Nelson and Wensum divisions.
Residents, 202110,435council ward average 11,071
Households4,8552.15 residents per household
Density6,112/ km²about 1.71 km² · Norwich 3,688
Aged 65+13.8%Norwich: 14.9% · under 16: 13.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 428
5–94.6% · 475
10–154.9% · 509
16–194.0% · 422
20–2414.7% · 1,529
25–3418.1% · 1,890
35–4919.8% · 2,064
50–6416.1% · 1,676
65–748.3% · 870
75–843.9% · 403
85+1.6% · 170
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.7% · 1,439
1 car or van51.1% · 2,480
2 cars or vans16.1% · 781
3 or more3.2% · 153
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Norwich overall: 42.0% owned, 30.3% social rented, 26.9% private rented.
Owned outright27.0% · 1,314
With mortgage23.3% · 1,132
Shared ownership0.2% · 11
Social rented10.5% · 511
Private rented38.8% · 1,883
Lives rent free0.1% · 7
Type of home
Detached house5.8% · 280
Semi-detached house9.2% · 446
Terraced house58.0% · 2,818
Purpose-built flat16.7% · 810
Converted house8.2% · 397
Other conversion0.9% · 43
Above shop / office1.2% · 58
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012908- Council
- Norwich City Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Mancroft, Nelson, Wensum
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 13
Other wards in the same constituency
BBowthorpe14.1% aged 65+ · 36.8% owned10,173EEaton28.7% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned10,118LLakenham16.7% aged 65+ · 42.0% owned10,685MMancroft14.9% aged 65+ · 26.5% owned10,617TThorpe 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.