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Electoral wardE05012349

The Woottons ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

The Woottons 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 6,835 residents in 2,843 households — 167 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Freebridge Lynn division.

Residents, 20216,835council ward average 4,409
Households2,8432.4 residents per household
Density167/ km²about 40.88 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+30.2%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 243
5–95.1% · 349
10–157.0% · 477
16–193.9% · 268
20–243.7% · 252
25–347.7% · 528
35–4916.7% · 1,140
50–6422.1% · 1,513
65–7415.4% · 1,054
75–8410.5% · 719
85+4.3% · 293

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.8% · 194
1 car or van39.5% · 1,123
2 cars or vans38.0% · 1,082
3 or more15.6% · 445
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 outright54.6% · 1,552
With mortgage31.9% · 906
Shared ownership0.3% · 8
Social rented3.8% · 107
Private rented9.5% · 270

Type of home

Detached house75.3% · 2,141
Semi-detached house20.5% · 583
Terraced house3.0% · 85
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 22
Converted house0.3% · 8
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012349
County division
Freebridge Lynn
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
17 of 35

Parishes in the ward

Castle RisingNorth WoottonSouth Wootton

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.