Electoral wardE05012340
Methwold ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Methwold 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 2,887 residents in 1,209 households — 42 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Feltwell division.
Residents, 20212,887council ward average 4,409
Households1,2092.39 residents per household
Density42/ km²about 68.90 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+23.1%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 138
5–95.4% · 157
10–156.9% · 200
16–194.5% · 129
20–245.1% · 146
25–3411.1% · 320
35–4915.9% · 458
50–6423.3% · 672
65–7412.4% · 359
75–847.3% · 211
85+3.4% · 97
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.2% · 87
1 car or van32.0% · 386
2 cars or vans39.7% · 480
3 or more21.1% · 255
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 outright42.0% · 508
With mortgage29.9% · 361
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented9.4% · 114
Private rented18.4% · 223
Type of home
Detached house55.4% · 669
Semi-detached house32.4% · 391
Terraced house9.6% · 116
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 6
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.7% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012340- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Feltwell
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 31 of 35
Parishes in the ward
MethwoldNorthwold
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% owned3,185EEast Downham15.5% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned3,268EEmneth & Outwell25.7% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,155FFeltwell20.7% aged 65+ · 64.7% owned6,326NNorth 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.