Electoral wardE05012353
Watlington ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Watlington 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 2,796 residents in 1,216 households — 219 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Fincham division.
Residents, 20212,796council ward average 4,409
Households1,2162.3 residents per household
Density219/ km²about 12.75 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+21.2%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 138
5–95.8% · 162
10–156.7% · 188
16–194.1% · 116
20–245.5% · 155
25–3412.5% · 350
35–4918.2% · 508
50–6421.1% · 589
65–7410.8% · 301
75–847.9% · 220
85+2.5% · 71
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.0% · 110
1 car or van41.7% · 507
2 cars or vans34.5% · 420
3 or more14.7% · 179
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 outright40.4% · 491
With mortgage34.4% · 418
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented7.2% · 87
Private rented17.9% · 218
Type of home
Detached house48.6% · 592
Semi-detached house37.2% · 453
Terraced house12.2% · 149
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 18
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012353- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Fincham
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 35
Parishes in the ward
TottenhillWatlington
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% owned5,259UUpwell & Delph24.6% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned6,328WWissey26.6% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned2,764
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.