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Electoral wardE05011878

Hethersett ward, South Norfolk

Hethersett is one of 26 electoral wards of South Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,784 residents in 3,763 households — 488 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Humbleyard division.

Residents, 20218,784council ward average 5,460
Households3,7632.33 residents per household
Density488/ km²about 18.01 km² · South Norfolk 156
Aged 65+23.8%South Norfolk: 24.3% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.7% · 499
5–96.5% · 568
10–156.9% · 602
16–193.4% · 297
20–244.0% · 351
25–3412.1% · 1,065
35–4919.3% · 1,697
50–6418.4% · 1,613
65–7412.0% · 1,054
75–848.6% · 752
85+3.3% · 286

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.5% · 356
1 car or van41.4% · 1,559
2 cars or vans38.1% · 1,434
3 or more11.0% · 414
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.8% · 1,534
With mortgage34.1% · 1,284
Shared ownership1.2% · 45
Social rented12.0% · 450
Private rented11.9% · 447
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house53.3% · 2,006
Semi-detached house30.8% · 1,158
Terraced house12.4% · 468
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 103
Converted house0.3% · 11
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011878
County division
Humbleyard
Constituency
South Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
6 of 26

Parishes in the ward

BawburghHethersettLittle Melton

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrooke31.8% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned3,359CCentral Wymondham33.7% aged 65+ · 67.0% owned5,428CCringleford19.8% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned5,386EEaston23.7% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned1,962FForncett25.2% aged 65+ · 83.9% owned3,468HHempnall26.6% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned3,203LLoddon & Chedgrave25.4% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned5,947MMulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross24.6% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned9,309NNewton Flotman27.2% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned3,048NNorth Wymondham16.5% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned6,482OOld Costessey11.2% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned10,648PPoringland, Framinghams & Trowse22.7% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned8,148RRockland27.7% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned3,409SSouth Wymondham15.2% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned6,371

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.