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Electoral wardE05012345

South & West Lynn ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

South & West 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 5,372 residents in 2,155 households — 401 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South division.

Residents, 20215,372council ward average 4,409
Households2,1552.49 residents per household
Density401/ km²about 13.40 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+12.7%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 23.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.5% · 404
5–98.0% · 430
10–158.3% · 447
16–194.9% · 264
20–245.5% · 298
25–3417.0% · 914
35–4919.9% · 1,072
50–6416.1% · 865
65–746.7% · 361
75–844.7% · 254
85+1.2% · 65

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.6% · 465
1 car or van46.3% · 997
2 cars or vans25.2% · 542
3 or more7.0% · 151
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 outright23.4% · 505
With mortgage30.2% · 652
Shared ownership1.6% · 34
Social rented24.1% · 520
Private rented20.6% · 445
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house16.1% · 348
Semi-detached house33.0% · 712
Terraced house35.7% · 769
Purpose-built flat10.6% · 229
Converted house0.7% · 16
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.6% · 12
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 62
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012345
County division
Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
13 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% owned3,115NNorth Lynn11.6% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned6,877

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.