Bressingham & Burston ward, South Norfolk

Bressingham & Burston is one of 26 electoral wards of South Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,293 residents in 1,396 households — 45 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Waveney Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the West Depwade division.

Residents, 20213,293council ward average 5,460

Households1,3962.36 residents per household

Density45/ km²about 73.83 km² · South Norfolk 156

Aged 65+28.1%South Norfolk: 24.3% · under 16: 12.0%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.1% · 102

5–93.7% · 123

10–155.2% · 172

16–194.2% · 140

20–244.5% · 147

25–347.4% · 243

35–4915.3% · 504

50–6428.5% · 939

65–7416.5% · 545

75–849.1% · 299

85+2.5% · 81

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.4% · 90

1 car or van31.2% · 435

2 cars or vans38.2% · 533

3 or more24.2% · 338

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Norfolk overall: 73.1% owned, 11.7% social rented, 13.9% private rented.

Owned outright50.1% · 701

With mortgage25.3% · 354

Shared ownership0.6% · 9

Social rented10.7% · 149

Private rented13.2% · 185

Type of home

Detached house66.3% · 925

Semi-detached house28.4% · 397

Terraced house3.7% · 52

Purpose-built flat0.3% · 4

Converted house0.6% · 8

Other conversion0.3% · 4

Above shop / office0.2% · 3

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011867
Council: South Norfolk District Council
County council: Norfolk County Council
County division: West Depwade
Constituency: Waveney Valley
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 26 of 26

Parishes in the ward

BressinghamBurston and ShimplingGissingHeywoodShelfangerTibenhamWinfarthing

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole29.1% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned6,532 BBunwell25.3% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned3,041 DDiss & Roydon26.6% aged 65+ · 62.9% owned10,921 DDitchingham & Earsham29.9% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned6,424 HHarleston29.4% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned6,127

All 26 wards of South Norfolk

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.