Ditchingham & Earsham ward, South Norfolk

Ditchingham & Earsham is one of 26 electoral wards of South Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,424 residents in 2,818 households — 77 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Waveney Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Clavering and Loddon divisions.

Residents, 20216,424council ward average 5,460

Households2,8182.28 residents per household

Density77/ km²about 83.75 km² · South Norfolk 156

Aged 65+29.9%South Norfolk: 24.3% · under 16: 13.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 209

5–94.6% · 298

10–155.5% · 351

16–193.6% · 234

20–244.3% · 275

25–348.4% · 542

35–4915.7% · 1,007

50–6424.7% · 1,588

65–7415.7% · 1,011

75–849.8% · 629

85+4.3% · 278

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.5% · 240

1 car or van38.1% · 1,074

2 cars or vans36.0% · 1,013

3 or more17.4% · 490

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright48.1% · 1,354

With mortgage26.6% · 748

Shared ownership0.6% · 16

Social rented11.1% · 312

Private rented13.6% · 383

Type of home

Detached house53.8% · 1,517

Semi-detached house29.5% · 831

Terraced house13.7% · 386

Purpose-built flat1.9% · 53

Converted house0.5% · 13

Other conversion0.4% · 12

Above shop / office0.2% · 6

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012851
Council: South Norfolk District Council
County council: Norfolk County Council
County division: Clavering, Loddon
Constituency: Waveney Valley
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 22 of 26

Parishes in the ward

AlburghBedinghamBroomeDentonDitchinghamEarshamEllinghamGeldestonHedenhamKirby CaneThwaiteWoodton

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole29.1% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned6,532 BBressingham & Burston28.1% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned3,293 BBunwell25.3% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned3,041 DDiss & Roydon26.6% aged 65+ · 62.9% owned10,921 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.