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Electoral wardE05012333

Gayton & Grimston ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Gayton & Grimston 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 5,912 residents in 2,600 households — 56 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Dersingham and Freebridge Lynn and Gayton and Nar Valley divisions.

Residents, 20215,912council ward average 4,409
Households2,6002.27 residents per household
Density56/ km²about 106.14 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+28.2%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 224
5–94.9% · 288
10–156.1% · 360
16–193.4% · 200
20–244.1% · 240
25–349.3% · 551
35–4915.1% · 895
50–6425.2% · 1,488
65–7415.4% · 909
75–8410.0% · 590
85+2.9% · 170

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.9% · 232
1 car or van37.3% · 970
2 cars or vans34.9% · 907
3 or more18.9% · 491
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 outright48.2% · 1,252
With mortgage28.2% · 732
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented10.7% · 277
Private rented12.7% · 331
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house55.5% · 1,444
Semi-detached house31.7% · 823
Terraced house7.5% · 196
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 45
Converted house0.3% · 8
Other conversion0.4% · 10
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 69
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012333
County division
Dersingham, Freebridge Lynn, Gayton and Nar Valley
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
28 of 35

Parishes in the ward

BawseyConghamEast WaltonEast WinchGaytonGrimstonLeziateRoydon

Other wards in the same constituency

BBircham with Rudhams33.8% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned2,562BBrancaster44.5% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned2,131BBurnham 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% owned6,829GGaywood 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.