Electoral wardE05012321
Airfield ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Airfield is one of 35 electoral wards of Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, in Norfolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,927 residents in 2,260 households — 61 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Fincham and Gayton and Nar Valley divisions.
Residents, 20215,927council ward average 4,409
Households2,2602.62 residents per household
Density61/ km²about 97.16 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+21.6%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 336
5–96.1% · 360
10–155.4% · 323
16–193.3% · 197
20–247.1% · 423
25–3415.6% · 925
35–4916.7% · 987
50–6418.5% · 1,096
65–7412.1% · 719
75–847.4% · 438
85+2.1% · 123
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.9% · 134
1 car or van41.3% · 934
2 cars or vans37.7% · 852
3 or more15.1% · 342
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; King's Lynn and West Norfolk overall: 67.0% owned, 13.6% social rented, 18.8% private rented.
Owned outright40.8% · 922
With mortgage24.6% · 556
Shared ownership0.4% · 9
Social rented6.2% · 140
Private rented28.0% · 632
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house50.1% · 1,132
Semi-detached house32.0% · 723
Terraced house14.2% · 321
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 5
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile3.2% · 73
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012321- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Fincham, Gayton and Nar Valley
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 26 of 35
Parishes in the ward
CrimpleshamFinchamMarhamPentneyRuncton HolmeShouldhamShouldham ThorpeStradsettWormegay
Other wards in the same constituency
DDenver27.4% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned2,433DDownham Old Town22.9% aged 65+ · 49.8% owned3,185EEast Downham15.5% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned3,268EEmneth & Outwell25.7% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,155FFeltwell20.7% aged 65+ · 64.7% owned6,326MMethwold23.1% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,887NNorth Downham35.3% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned2,547SSouth Downham53.7% aged 65+ · 80.2% owned2,349TTilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall25.4% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned5,259UUpwell & Delph24.6% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned6,328WWatlington21.2% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,796WWissey26.6% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned2,764
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.