Electoral wardE05012912
University ward, Norwich
University is one of 13 electoral wards of Norwich City Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 14,551 residents in 4,127 households — 3,984 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Norwich South constituency; for county elections it is in the Bowthorpe and University and Wensum divisions.
Residents, 202114,551council ward average 11,071
Households4,1273.53 residents per household
Density3,984/ km²about 3.65 km² · Norwich 3,688
Aged 65+9.8%Norwich: 14.9% · under 16: 13.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 476
5–94.4% · 639
10–155.5% · 803
16–1921.3% · 3,094
20–2425.4% · 3,701
25–349.4% · 1,365
35–4911.3% · 1,641
50–649.6% · 1,401
65–744.9% · 720
75–843.2% · 472
85+1.7% · 241
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van30.9% · 1,276
1 car or van43.0% · 1,775
2 cars or vans19.5% · 806
3 or more6.5% · 270
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Norwich overall: 42.0% owned, 30.3% social rented, 26.9% private rented.
Owned outright19.8% · 818
With mortgage11.4% · 468
Shared ownership1.4% · 59
Social rented41.1% · 1,695
Private rented26.1% · 1,077
Lives rent free0.1% · 6
Type of home
Detached house14.1% · 583
Semi-detached house41.7% · 1,721
Terraced house20.9% · 864
Purpose-built flat20.4% · 842
Converted house2.4% · 99
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012912- Council
- Norwich City Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Bowthorpe, University, Wensum
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 7 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% owned10,435TThorpe Hamlet15.0% aged 65+ · 36.9% owned9,688TTown Close17.3% aged 65+ · 42.2% owned10,199WWensum12.3% 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.