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Electoral wardE05012346

South Downham ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

South 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 2,349 residents in 1,306 households — 1,379 people per km², the 34th 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, 20212,349council ward average 4,409
Households1,3061.8 residents per household
Density1,379/ km²about 1.70 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+53.7%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 7.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.5% · 58
5–92.6% · 61
10–152.3% · 55
16–191.6% · 37
20–242.1% · 49
25–347.2% · 168
35–499.6% · 225
50–6418.5% · 434
65–7420.9% · 490
75–8421.9% · 515
85+10.9% · 257

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.4% · 293
1 car or van48.4% · 632
2 cars or vans22.3% · 291
3 or more6.9% · 90
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 outright63.8% · 832
With mortgage16.5% · 215
Shared ownership0.5% · 7
Social rented8.5% · 111
Private rented10.7% · 140

Type of home

Detached house71.0% · 924
Semi-detached house16.6% · 216
Terraced house6.6% · 86
Purpose-built flat4.8% · 63
Converted house0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012346
County division
Downham Market
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
11 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% owned2,887NNorth Downham35.3% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned2,547TTilney, 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.