Electoral wardE05012323
Brancaster ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Brancaster 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 2,131 residents in 1,107 households — 34 people per km², the 35th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the North Coast division.
Residents, 20212,131council ward average 4,409
Households1,1071.93 residents per household
Density34/ km²about 63.42 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+44.5%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 8.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.3% · 50
5–92.1% · 44
10–153.9% · 84
16–192.1% · 44
20–242.0% · 43
25–346.0% · 129
35–4911.1% · 237
50–6425.9% · 553
65–7422.5% · 480
75–8416.0% · 342
85+6.0% · 127
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.9% · 98
1 car or van44.2% · 489
2 cars or vans32.0% · 354
3 or more15.0% · 166
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 outright55.6% · 616
With mortgage13.8% · 153
Shared ownership0.9% · 10
Social rented9.9% · 110
Private rented19.6% · 217
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house56.4% · 625
Semi-detached house27.5% · 305
Terraced house12.4% · 137
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 17
Converted house1.1% · 12
Other conversion0.5% · 5
Above shop / office0.6% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012323- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- North Coast
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 33 of 35
Parishes in the ward
BrancasterChoseleyHolme next the SeaOld HunstantonRingsteadThornhamTitchwell
Other wards in the same constituency
BBircham with Rudhams33.8% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned2,562BBurnham Market & Docking36.1% aged 65+ · 62.9% owned2,516CClenchwarton30.6% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,784DDersingham39.9% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned6,025FFairstead11.0% aged 65+ · 40.1% owned6,829GGayton & Grimston28.2% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned5,912GGaywood Chase22.1% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned2,429GGaywood Clock17.1% aged 65+ · 50.9% owned3,338GGaywood North Bank21.0% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned8,679HHeacham42.0% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,169HHunstanton44.0% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned4,230MMassingham with Castle Acre30.6% aged 65+ · 58.5% owned3,115NNorth Lynn11.6% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned6,877SSnettisham41.0% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned2,709
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.