# Share aged 65 and over: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

North Norfolk had the highest share of residents aged 65 and over of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 33.5%.

Cambridge had the lowest, at 11.4%. The middle council, Chelmsford, had 19.4%.

| Rank | Area | Aged 65 and over |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 33.5% |
| 2 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 29.6% |
| 3 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 27.8% |
| 4 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 26.6% |
| =5 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 25.9% |
| =5 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 25.9% |
| 7 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 25.3% |
| 8 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 25.2% |
| =9 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 25.0% |
| =9 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 25.0% |
| 11 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 24.3% |
| 12 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 24.0% |
| 13 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 23.3% |
| 14 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 22.8% |
| =15 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 20.8% |
| =15 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 20.8% |
| 17 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 20.4% |
| =18 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 20.2% |
| =18 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 20.2% |
| =18 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 20.2% |
| 21 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 19.6% |
| 22 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 19.5% |
| =23 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 19.4% |
| =23 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 19.4% |
| 25 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 19.1% |
| 26 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 18.2% |
| 27 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 18.1% |
| 28 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 18.0% |
| 29 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 17.8% |
| 30 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 17.7% |
| =31 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 17.4% |
| =31 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 17.4% |
| 33 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 17.2% |
| 34 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 17.0% |
| 35 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 16.7% |
| 36 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 16.5% |
| 37 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 15.7% |
| 38 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 15.1% |
| 39 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 14.9% |
| 40 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 14.6% |
| 41 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 14.2% |
| 42 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 13.6% |
| 43 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 12.6% |
| 44 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 11.7% |
| 45 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 11.4% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over)

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