Electoral wardE05012338
Hunstanton ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Hunstanton 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 4,230 residents in 2,185 households — 1,296 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the North Coast division.
Residents, 20214,230council ward average 4,409
Households2,1851.94 residents per household
Density1,296/ km²about 3.26 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+44.0%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 10.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 116
5–92.9% · 124
10–154.3% · 184
16–192.4% · 103
20–243.7% · 155
25–347.0% · 295
35–4911.2% · 473
50–6421.7% · 919
65–7421.1% · 893
75–8414.8% · 624
85+8.1% · 344
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.6% · 516
1 car or van50.7% · 1,107
2 cars or vans19.2% · 420
3 or more6.5% · 142
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 outright53.2% · 1,163
With mortgage13.4% · 292
Shared ownership0.6% · 14
Social rented12.9% · 283
Private rented19.8% · 432
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house33.9% · 740
Semi-detached house22.9% · 500
Terraced house12.7% · 277
Purpose-built flat20.7% · 452
Converted house5.2% · 113
Other conversion2.2% · 47
Above shop / office2.3% · 50
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012338- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- North Coast
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 35
Parishes in the ward
Hunstanton
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 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% owned5,169MMassingham 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
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.