Electoral wardE05012910
Thorpe Hamlet ward, Norwich
Thorpe Hamlet is one of 13 electoral wards of Norwich City Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,688 residents in 5,664 households — 3,877 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Norwich South constituency; for county elections it is in the Thorpe Hamlet division.
Residents, 20219,688council ward average 11,071
Households5,6641.71 residents per household
Density3,877/ km²about 2.50 km² · Norwich 3,688
Aged 65+15.0%Norwich: 14.9% · under 16: 9.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 372
5–93.0% · 290
10–153.0% · 291
16–192.7% · 257
20–2411.2% · 1,086
25–3424.3% · 2,350
35–4920.8% · 2,017
50–6416.2% · 1,572
65–747.9% · 770
75–845.0% · 484
85+2.1% · 200
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van40.6% · 2,298
1 car or van46.5% · 2,632
2 cars or vans10.7% · 608
3 or more2.2% · 126
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Norwich overall: 42.0% owned, 30.3% social rented, 26.9% private rented.
Owned outright19.5% · 1,107
With mortgage17.3% · 982
Shared ownership0.6% · 36
Social rented18.6% · 1,051
Private rented43.8% · 2,483
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house5.9% · 334
Semi-detached house6.6% · 373
Terraced house23.3% · 1,321
Purpose-built flat52.0% · 2,944
Converted house6.9% · 393
Other conversion3.9% · 220
Above shop / office1.2% · 69
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012910- Council
- Norwich City Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Thorpe Hamlet
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 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% owned10,617NNelson13.8% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned10,435TTown 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.