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Electoral wardE05012350

Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall 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 5,259 residents in 2,176 households — 64 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Fincham and Marshland South divisions.

Residents, 20215,259council ward average 4,409
Households2,1762.42 residents per household
Density64/ km²about 82.17 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+25.4%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 247
5–95.4% · 282
10–155.8% · 304
16–193.8% · 201
20–244.7% · 246
25–3411.3% · 596
35–4916.1% · 849
50–6422.8% · 1,200
65–7413.7% · 722
75–848.3% · 438
85+3.3% · 175

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.1% · 154
1 car or van35.2% · 766
2 cars or vans36.4% · 791
3 or more21.3% · 464
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 outright45.0% · 979
With mortgage31.2% · 680
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented10.2% · 222
Private rented13.1% · 286
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house59.3% · 1,291
Semi-detached house30.7% · 668
Terraced house7.7% · 167
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 7
Converted house0.3% · 7
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 26
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012350
County division
Fincham, Marshland South
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
24 of 35

Parishes in the ward

Marshland St. JamesTilney St. LawrenceWiggenhall St. GermansWiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen

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% owned2,547SSouth Downham53.7% aged 65+ · 80.2% owned2,349UUpwell & 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.