Electoral wardE05012344
Snettisham ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Snettisham 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 2,709 residents in 1,302 households — 116 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Dersingham division.
Residents, 20212,709council ward average 4,409
Households1,3022.08 residents per household
Density116/ km²about 23.45 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+41.0%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 12.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 95
5–94.3% · 116
10–155.0% · 135
16–193.0% · 81
20–243.0% · 82
25–347.3% · 198
35–4913.2% · 357
50–6419.7% · 535
65–7420.9% · 567
75–8415.4% · 417
85+4.7% · 127
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.1% · 184
1 car or van46.7% · 608
2 cars or vans28.8% · 375
3 or more10.4% · 135
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 outright56.6% · 737
With mortgage16.7% · 217
Shared ownership0.5% · 7
Social rented10.3% · 134
Private rented15.8% · 206
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.4% · 605
Semi-detached house30.2% · 394
Terraced house12.7% · 165
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 46
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.5% · 6
Caravan, mobile5.8% · 76
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012344- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Dersingham
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 35
Parishes in the ward
Snettisham
Council offices in this ward
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% owned3,115NNorth Lynn11.6% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned6,877
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.