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Electoral wardE05012341

North Downham ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

North 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 2,547 residents in 1,216 households — 1,991 people per km², the 30th 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, 20212,547council ward average 4,409
Households1,2162.09 residents per household
Density1,991/ km²about 1.28 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+35.3%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 130
5–94.5% · 115
10–154.9% · 125
16–192.7% · 70
20–243.8% · 96
25–3411.5% · 293
35–4914.8% · 377
50–6417.4% · 443
65–7416.1% · 410
75–8413.1% · 334
85+6.1% · 155

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.9% · 206
1 car or van48.8% · 594
2 cars or vans26.0% · 316
3 or more8.2% · 100
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 outright52.1% · 634
With mortgage21.2% · 258
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented2.9% · 35
Private rented23.6% · 287

Type of home

Detached house54.0% · 657
Semi-detached house26.7% · 325
Terraced house12.1% · 147
Purpose-built flat6.1% · 74
Converted house0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012341
County division
Downham Market
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
8 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% owned3,185EEast Downham15.5% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned3,268EEmneth & Outwell25.7% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,155FFeltwell20.7% aged 65+ · 64.7% owned6,326MMethwold23.1% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,887SSouth 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

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.