Electoral wardE05012355
Wissey ward, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Wissey 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 2,764 residents in 1,202 households — 63 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Norfolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Feltwell and Fincham divisions.
Residents, 20212,764council ward average 4,409
Households1,2022.3 residents per household
Density63/ km²about 43.80 km² · King's Lynn and West Norfolk 107
Aged 65+26.6%King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 25.9% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 128
5–94.9% · 136
10–155.9% · 164
16–193.0% · 82
20–243.9% · 109
25–349.7% · 269
35–4914.9% · 411
50–6426.4% · 731
65–7414.2% · 392
75–849.0% · 248
85+3.4% · 95
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.0% · 84
1 car or van36.7% · 441
2 cars or vans36.9% · 444
3 or more19.4% · 233
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 outright46.6% · 561
With mortgage28.8% · 347
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented12.0% · 144
Private rented12.1% · 146
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house56.5% · 679
Semi-detached house31.3% · 376
Terraced house10.1% · 122
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 12
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012355- County council
- Norfolk County Council
- County division
- Feltwell, Fincham
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 35
Parishes in the ward
Barton BendishBoughtonStoke FerryWerehamWretton
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% owned6,328WWatlington21.2% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,796
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.