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Electoral wardE05012329
East Downham ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
East Downham 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 3,268 residents in 1,289 households — 2,698 people per km², the 20th 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, 20213,268council ward average 4,409
Households1,2892.54 residents per household
Density2,698/ km²about 1.21 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+15.5%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 22.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 189
5–97.2% · 235
10–159.8% · 320
16–195.0% · 163
20–245.1% · 168
25–3411.9% · 388
35–4921.8% · 712
50–6418.0% · 590
65–749.0% · 295
75–845.2% · 170
85+1.3% · 41
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.0% · 129
1 car or van40.9% · 527
2 cars or vans36.5% · 471
3 or more12.6% · 162
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 outright31.1% · 401
With mortgage34.1% · 439
Shared ownership0.9% · 11
Social rented14.7% · 190
Private rented19.2% · 248
Type of home
Detached house44.0% · 567
Semi-detached house30.7% · 396
Terraced house19.6% · 253
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 64
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012329- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Downham Market
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 6 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% owned2,433DDownham Old Town22.9% aged 65+ · 49.8% owned3,185EEmneth & 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.