Electoral wardE05012913
Wensum ward, Norwich
Wensum is one of 13 electoral wards of Norwich City Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 12,734 residents in 5,388 households — 3,868 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Norwich South constituency; for county elections it is in the Mancroft and Wensum divisions.
Residents, 202112,734council ward average 11,071
Households5,3882.36 residents per household
Density3,868/ km²about 3.29 km² · Norwich 3,688
Aged 65+12.3%Norwich: 14.9% · under 16: 19.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 738
5–96.2% · 790
10–157.7% · 976
16–194.8% · 609
20–2413.3% · 1,690
25–3416.0% · 2,037
35–4919.2% · 2,440
50–6414.8% · 1,887
65–746.7% · 857
75–844.1% · 527
85+1.4% · 183
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van31.2% · 1,683
1 car or van45.3% · 2,441
2 cars or vans18.6% · 1,004
3 or more4.8% · 260
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Norwich overall: 42.0% owned, 30.3% social rented, 26.9% private rented.
Owned outright17.5% · 945
With mortgage18.0% · 972
Shared ownership0.8% · 42
Social rented39.9% · 2,148
Private rented23.6% · 1,269
Lives rent free0.2% · 12
Type of home
Detached house8.5% · 456
Semi-detached house28.9% · 1,555
Terraced house36.4% · 1,963
Purpose-built flat23.3% · 1,258
Converted house1.5% · 80
Other conversion1.0% · 55
Above shop / office0.3% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012913- Council
- Norwich City Council
- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Mancroft, Wensum
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 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% owned10,199UUniversity9.8% aged 65+ · 31.2% owned14,551
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.