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Electoral wardE05012334

Gaywood Chase ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Gaywood Chase 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 2,429 residents in 1,095 households — 2,807 people per km², the 33rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South and Gaywood South and King's Lynn North and Central divisions.

Residents, 20212,429council ward average 4,409
Households1,0952.22 residents per household
Density2,807/ km²about 0.87 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+22.1%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 118
5–94.6% · 113
10–155.2% · 126
16–193.3% · 80
20–245.0% · 121
25–3413.4% · 326
35–4920.2% · 490
50–6421.4% · 520
65–7410.9% · 265
75–847.2% · 175
85+4.0% · 97

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.0% · 285
1 car or van46.0% · 504
2 cars or vans20.3% · 222
3 or more7.7% · 84
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 outright30.7% · 336
With mortgage29.3% · 320
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented11.2% · 122
Private rented28.4% · 311
Lives rent free0.3% · 3

Type of home

Detached house11.0% · 120
Semi-detached house33.9% · 371
Terraced house28.9% · 317
Purpose-built flat17.9% · 196
Converted house4.9% · 54
Other conversion2.8% · 31
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012334
County division
Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South, Gaywood South, King's Lynn North and Central
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
5 of 35

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% owned6,829GGayton & Grimston28.2% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned5,912GGaywood 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.