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Electoral wardE05012351

Upwell & Delph ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Upwell & Delph 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 6,328 residents in 2,678 households — 61 people per km², the 5th 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, 20216,328council ward average 4,409
Households2,6782.36 residents per household
Density61/ km²about 103.74 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+24.6%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 282
5–95.2% · 328
10–156.0% · 381
16–193.2% · 201
20–244.4% · 280
25–3410.2% · 644
35–4915.3% · 967
50–6426.7% · 1,689
65–7413.6% · 858
75–848.1% · 512
85+2.9% · 186

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.7% · 207
1 car or van33.8% · 904
2 cars or vans36.8% · 985
3 or more21.7% · 582
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 outright45.8% · 1,227
With mortgage28.4% · 760
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented9.2% · 246
Private rented16.1% · 431
Lives rent free0.2% · 5

Type of home

Detached house61.6% · 1,650
Semi-detached house28.0% · 751
Terraced house8.0% · 214
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 20
Converted house0.3% · 9
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 26
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012351
County division
Fincham, Marshland South
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
26 of 35

Parishes in the ward

Downham WestNordelphStow BardolphUpwellWelneyWimbotsham

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% owned2,349TTilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall25.4% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned5,259WWatlington21.2% 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.