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Electoral wardE05011885
Old Costessey ward, South Norfolk
Old Costessey is one of 26 electoral wards of South Norfolk District Council, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,648 residents in 4,303 households — 963 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Costessey division.
Residents, 202110,648council ward average 5,460
Households4,3032.47 residents per household
Density963/ km²about 11.05 km² · South Norfolk 156
Aged 65+11.2%South Norfolk: 24.3% · under 16: 23.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.2% · 878
5–97.8% · 832
10–157.9% · 836
16–193.4% · 361
20–245.1% · 547
25–3418.4% · 1,959
35–4924.0% · 2,558
50–6413.9% · 1,485
65–746.3% · 668
75–843.8% · 402
85+1.1% · 121
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.6% · 372
1 car or van42.9% · 1,846
2 cars or vans39.0% · 1,677
3 or more9.5% · 410
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Norfolk overall: 73.1% owned, 11.7% social rented, 13.9% private rented.
Owned outright23.5% · 1,011
With mortgage45.2% · 1,947
Shared ownership1.9% · 82
Social rented12.6% · 543
Private rented16.7% · 717
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house34.9% · 1,501
Semi-detached house31.1% · 1,338
Terraced house19.5% · 840
Purpose-built flat12.9% · 557
Converted house0.5% · 20
Other conversion0.2% · 9
Above shop / office0.1% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 31
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011885- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Costessey
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Costessey
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% owned3,203HHethersett23.8% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned8,784LLoddon & 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% owned6,482PPoringland, Framinghams & Trowse22.7% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned8,148RRockland27.7% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned3,409SSouth Wymondham15.2% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned6,371
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.