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Electoral wardE05012324

Burnham Market & Docking ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Burnham Market & Docking 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 2,516 residents in 1,205 households — 30 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Docking and North Coast divisions.

Residents, 20212,516council ward average 4,409
Households1,2052.09 residents per household
Density30/ km²about 83.04 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+36.1%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 12.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.9% · 72
5–93.6% · 91
10–155.9% · 147
16–193.7% · 93
20–243.5% · 88
25–347.3% · 184
35–4913.9% · 350
50–6423.1% · 580
65–7417.4% · 437
75–8413.2% · 331
85+5.5% · 139

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.4% · 126
1 car or van43.0% · 519
2 cars or vans32.8% · 396
3 or more13.8% · 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 outright45.5% · 548
With mortgage17.4% · 210
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented18.5% · 223
Private rented18.1% · 218

Type of home

Detached house41.9% · 504
Semi-detached house36.9% · 444
Terraced house18.5% · 223
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 13
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.6% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012324
County division
Docking, North Coast
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
34 of 35

Parishes in the ward

BarwickBurnham MarketBurnham NortonBurnham OveryBurnham ThorpeDockingStanhoe

Other wards in the same constituency

BBircham with Rudhams33.8% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned2,562BBrancaster44.5% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned2,131CClenchwarton30.6% 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

All 35 wards of King's Lynn and West 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.