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South Norfolk District Council
Local authority area: South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a district council in Norfolk, in the East of England region of England. It covers 907.7 km² and had 144,593 residents in 2022 — about 159 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Long Stratton.
Town hall in the administrative centreUrban District Council Offices, Long Stratton
Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for South Norfolk, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022144,593+14.8% since 2012
Land area907.7km²350.5 sq mi
Density159/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#205of 382 UK councils · #175 in England
Population estimates4 data points
126K131K138K144.6K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
South Norfolk became a local authority area.
Elections
26 electoral wards
Census 2021: 141,948 residents in 61,380 households across the wards; 24.3% aged 65+, 73.1% of homes owned, 10.5% of households without a car.
1Diss & Roydon5,099 households · 26.6% aged 65+10,9212Old Costessey4,303 households · 11.2% aged 65+10,6483Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross3,973 households · 24.6% aged 65+9,3094Hethersett3,763 households · 23.8% aged 65+8,7845Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse3,613 households · 22.7% aged 65+8,1486Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole2,911 households · 29.1% aged 65+6,532
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CHarry Stebbing WorkshopCouncil office · Norwich NR9 4NQ · hours listedCLoddon & Chedgrave Playing FieldCouncil office · Norwich NR14 6NB
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1854245 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.