Electoral wardE05012354
West Winch ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
West Winch 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 5,004 residents in 2,120 households — 185 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South and Gayton and Nar Valley divisions.
Residents, 20215,004council ward average 4,409
Households2,1202.36 residents per household
Density185/ km²about 27.00 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+29.1%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 188
5–95.0% · 251
10–156.1% · 307
16–193.7% · 184
20–244.3% · 214
25–348.8% · 441
35–4916.3% · 815
50–6423.0% · 1,149
65–7414.4% · 723
75–8410.4% · 519
85+4.3% · 214
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.1% · 193
1 car or van35.3% · 748
2 cars or vans38.0% · 806
3 or more17.6% · 373
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 outright49.7% · 1,055
With mortgage30.6% · 648
Shared ownership0.3% · 6
Social rented8.9% · 189
Private rented10.5% · 223
Type of home
Detached house71.6% · 1,517
Semi-detached house19.3% · 408
Terraced house7.1% · 151
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 18
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012354- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South, Gayton and Nar Valley
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 35
Parishes in the ward
MiddletonNorth RunctonWest Winch
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
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.