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Electoral wardE05012328

Downham Old Town ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Downham Old Town 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 3,185 residents in 1,481 households — 3,104 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Downham Market division.

Residents, 20213,185council ward average 4,409
Households1,4812.15 residents per household
Density3,104/ km²about 1.03 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+22.9%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 162
5–95.9% · 189
10–156.5% · 207
16–193.3% · 105
20–244.8% · 154
25–3415.1% · 482
35–4918.5% · 588
50–6417.9% · 570
65–749.5% · 304
75–847.4% · 237
85+5.9% · 188

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.6% · 349
1 car or van48.6% · 720
2 cars or vans21.8% · 323
3 or more5.9% · 88
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 outright27.5% · 408
With mortgage22.2% · 329
Shared ownership0.5% · 8
Social rented17.8% · 263
Private rented31.9% · 472
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house24.1% · 357
Semi-detached house27.0% · 400
Terraced house24.0% · 356
Purpose-built flat17.2% · 255
Converted house1.6% · 24
Other conversion2.7% · 40
Above shop / office3.2% · 48
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012328
County division
Downham Market
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
4 of 35

Parishes in the ward

Downham Market

Other wards in the same constituency

AAirfield21.6% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned5,927DDenver27.4% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned2,433EEast 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

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.