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Electoral wardE05012352

Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole 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 6,061 residents in 2,483 households — 105 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Marshland North and Marshland South divisions.

Residents, 20216,061council ward average 4,409
Households2,4832.44 residents per household
Density105/ km²about 57.89 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+24.4%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 267
5–95.2% · 318
10–156.8% · 411
16–194.1% · 251
20–244.4% · 267
25–3410.3% · 623
35–4916.0% · 968
50–6424.4% · 1,477
65–7413.2% · 798
75–848.4% · 512
85+2.8% · 169

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.6% · 213
1 car or van33.5% · 831
2 cars or vans35.2% · 873
3 or more22.7% · 564
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 outright47.4% · 1,177
With mortgage32.1% · 797
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented9.3% · 232
Private rented11.0% · 272
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house68.5% · 1,700
Semi-detached house23.8% · 591
Terraced house4.2% · 103
Purpose-built flat2.2% · 54
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 23
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012352
County division
Marshland North, Marshland South
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
21 of 35

Parishes in the ward

WalpoleWalpole HighwayWalsokenWest Walton

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.