Electoral wardE05012342
North Lynn ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
North Lynn 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 6,877 residents in 2,747 households — 1,498 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the King's Lynn North and Central division.
Residents, 20216,877council ward average 4,409
Households2,7472.5 residents per household
Density1,498/ km²about 4.59 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+11.6%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 23.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 489
5–98.2% · 561
10–158.3% · 570
16–194.8% · 332
20–246.4% · 437
25–3416.6% · 1,143
35–4920.6% · 1,415
50–6416.4% · 1,130
65–746.3% · 430
75–843.9% · 267
85+1.4% · 98
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.1% · 882
1 car or van44.8% · 1,232
2 cars or vans18.6% · 510
3 or more4.5% · 123
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 outright16.1% · 443
With mortgage20.5% · 562
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented39.6% · 1,089
Private rented23.0% · 633
Lives rent free0.3% · 7
Type of home
Detached house7.9% · 218
Semi-detached house43.2% · 1,186
Terraced house28.3% · 776
Purpose-built flat18.4% · 505
Converted house1.2% · 33
Other conversion0.5% · 13
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012342- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- King's Lynn North and Central
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 9 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 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% owned3,115SSnettisham41.0% 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.