King's Lynn and West Norfolk, in numbers

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King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

8.7% to 41.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.7% in Clenchwarton to 41.9% in St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas — a gap of 33.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Clenchwarton	8.7%	104	1,198
The Woottons	9.5%	270	2,843
West Winch	10.5%	223	2,121
South Downham	10.7%	140	1,305
Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	11%	272	2,483
Terrington	11.8%	288	2,451
Wissey	12.1%	146	1,203
Gayton & Grimston	12.7%	331	2,600
Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall	13.1%	286	2,176
Emneth & Outwell	13.3%	287	2,161
Heacham	13.8%	352	2,559
Gaywood North Bank	14.4%	529	3,686
Snettisham	15.8%	206	1,302
Upwell & Delph	16.1%	431	2,678
Denver	16.9%	183	1,081
Watlington	17.9%	218	1,216
Gaywood Clock	18%	237	1,319
Burnham Market & Docking	18.1%	218	1,205
Springwood	18.2%	216	1,185
Methwold	18.4%	223	1,209
Bircham with Rudhams	18.8%	221	1,175
East Downham	19.2%	248	1,289
Brancaster	19.6%	217	1,107
Hunstanton	19.8%	432	2,187
Dersingham	19.8%	571	2,879
South & West Lynn	20.6%	445	2,157
North Lynn	23%	633	2,747
North Downham	23.6%	287	1,216
Feltwell	24.2%	625	2,580
Massingham with Castle Acre	24.4%	351	1,439
Airfield	28%	632	2,260
Gaywood Chase	28.4%	311	1,094
Fairstead	28.8%	799	2,776
Downham Old Town	31.9%	472	1,481
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas	41.9%	1,301	3,106

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6% to 8.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.6% in Springwood to 8.4% in Hunstanton — a gap of 4.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Springwood	3.6%	102	2,873
Airfield	4.4%	259	5,927
The Woottons	4.4%	300	6,838
North Downham	4.5%	115	2,549
East Downham	4.7%	154	3,268
South & West Lynn	4.9%	262	5,372
Gaywood North Bank	4.9%	428	8,679
Fairstead	5.2%	357	6,829
Methwold	5.3%	152	2,888
Bircham with Rudhams	5.3%	136	2,562
Feltwell	5.4%	339	6,326
West Winch	5.5%	277	5,003
Brancaster	5.5%	118	2,129
Watlington	5.5%	155	2,796
Denver	5.8%	141	2,433
Gayton & Grimston	5.8%	343	5,912
Gaywood Chase	5.8%	142	2,430
Snettisham	5.9%	160	2,708
Massingham with Castle Acre	6%	188	3,115
Dersingham	6.1%	368	6,025
Upwell & Delph	6.1%	387	6,327
Wissey	6.2%	170	2,763
Burnham Market & Docking	6.2%	155	2,517
Downham Old Town	6.2%	197	3,185
Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall	6.2%	326	5,260
Terrington	6.5%	393	6,063
Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	6.5%	393	6,063
Clenchwarton	6.9%	191	2,784
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas	6.9%	388	5,587
Emneth & Outwell	7%	362	5,156
Gaywood Clock	7.4%	248	3,338
Heacham	7.4%	385	5,169
North Lynn	7.5%	518	6,878
South Downham	8%	189	2,349
Hunstanton	8.4%	357	4,229

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People aged 65 or over

11% to 53.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11% in Fairstead to 53.7% in South Downham — a gap of 42.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Fairstead	11%	749	6,828
North Lynn	11.6%	795	6,872
South & West Lynn	12.7%	680	5,374
East Downham	15.5%	506	3,271
Gaywood Clock	17.1%	572	3,338
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas	19.5%	1,089	5,587
Springwood	20.5%	589	2,869
Feltwell	20.7%	1,310	6,329
Gaywood North Bank	21%	1,825	8,679
Watlington	21.2%	592	2,798
Airfield	21.6%	1,280	5,927
Gaywood Chase	22.1%	537	2,431
Downham Old Town	22.9%	729	3,186
Methwold	23.1%	667	2,887
Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	24.4%	1,479	6,061
Upwell & Delph	24.6%	1,556	6,328
Terrington	24.7%	1,496	6,064
Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall	25.4%	1,335	5,260
Emneth & Outwell	25.7%	1,323	5,154
Wissey	26.6%	735	2,765
Denver	27.4%	668	2,434
Gayton & Grimston	28.2%	1,669	5,915
West Winch	29.1%	1,456	5,005
The Woottons	30.2%	2,066	6,836
Clenchwarton	30.6%	852	2,783
Massingham with Castle Acre	30.6%	954	3,114
Bircham with Rudhams	33.8%	865	2,561
North Downham	35.3%	899	2,548
Burnham Market & Docking	36.1%	907	2,512
Dersingham	39.9%	2,402	6,023
Snettisham	41%	1,111	2,710
Heacham	42%	2,171	5,170
Hunstanton	44%	1,861	4,230
Brancaster	44.5%	949	2,133
South Downham	53.7%	1,262	2,349

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.8% to 31.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 15.8% in East Downham to 31.9% in North Lynn — a gap of 16.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
East Downham	15.8%	399	2,522
Springwood	16%	384	2,407
The Woottons	16.3%	939	5,767
Airfield	16.6%	812	4,905
Watlington	17.6%	407	2,310
Brancaster	19.1%	374	1,954
Bircham with Rudhams	19.3%	427	2,217
Massingham with Castle Acre	20%	530	2,653
Gayton & Grimston	20.7%	1,046	5,041
West Winch	21.1%	898	4,263
Gaywood North Bank	21.3%	1,513	7,110
Downham Old Town	22.4%	588	2,630
Denver	22.5%	464	2,064
Burnham Market & Docking	22.6%	499	2,205
Gaywood Chase	22.8%	472	2,074
Methwold	23.1%	553	2,395
Wissey	23.4%	546	2,338
Dersingham	23.6%	1,240	5,248
Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall	23.9%	1,059	4,427
North Downham	24.3%	528	2,177
Fairstead	24.7%	1,275	5,166
Upwell & Delph	24.9%	1,330	5,336
Terrington	24.9%	1,255	5,035
Heacham	25%	1,163	4,643
Clenchwarton	25.1%	599	2,385
Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	25.2%	1,276	5,066
Snettisham	25.3%	598	2,359
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas	25.5%	1,231	4,830
South & West Lynn	25.9%	1,061	4,091
Hunstanton	26.3%	1,002	3,807
Emneth & Outwell	26.6%	1,142	4,286
Feltwell	28.1%	1,444	5,133
South Downham	29.1%	634	2,176
Gaywood Clock	29.5%	773	2,619
North Lynn	31.9%	1,676	5,254

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

15.6% to 33.9%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 15.6% in North Lynn to 33.9% in Springwood — a gap of 18.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
North Lynn	15.6%	822	5,254
Gaywood Clock	17.5%	458	2,619
South & West Lynn	19.1%	783	4,091
Clenchwarton	19.2%	457	2,385
Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	19.5%	990	5,066
Emneth & Outwell	19.6%	841	4,286
Terrington	20%	1,005	5,035
Gaywood North Bank	20.1%	1,431	7,110
South Downham	20.1%	438	2,176
Feltwell	20.6%	1,055	5,133
North Downham	21.1%	459	2,177
Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall	21.2%	940	4,427
Upwell & Delph	21.4%	1,140	5,336
Hunstanton	21.4%	814	3,807
Denver	22%	455	2,064
Dersingham	22.7%	1,189	5,248
Heacham	22.8%	1,059	4,643
Snettisham	23.3%	550	2,359
Fairstead	23.7%	1,225	5,166
West Winch	23.9%	1,019	4,263
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas	24.2%	1,169	4,830
Watlington	24.5%	565	2,310
Gayton & Grimston	24.7%	1,244	5,041
Methwold	25.1%	600	2,395
Wissey	25.7%	601	2,338
East Downham	26.5%	669	2,522
Downham Old Town	26.5%	698	2,630
Gaywood Chase	27%	560	2,074
Airfield	27.1%	1,330	4,905
Burnham Market & Docking	29.9%	659	2,205
Bircham with Rudhams	30.9%	686	2,217
The Woottons	31.4%	1,813	5,767
Massingham with Castle Acre	31.8%	844	2,653
Brancaster	33.4%	653	1,954
Springwood	33.9%	815	2,407

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.8% to 28.2%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.8% in The Woottons to 28.2% in North Lynn — a gap of 17.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
The Woottons	10.8%	307	2,843
Airfield	13.3%	300	2,260
Brancaster	13.3%	147	1,104
Springwood	13.4%	159	1,183
Bircham with Rudhams	14.3%	169	1,178
Gaywood North Bank	16.1%	595	3,688
North Downham	16.4%	200	1,216
East Downham	16.5%	213	1,288
Watlington	16.7%	203	1,216
West Winch	16.8%	357	2,120
Burnham Market & Docking	17.2%	207	1,205
Snettisham	17.4%	226	1,301
Gayton & Grimston	18%	468	2,600
Methwold	18.2%	220	1,207
Wissey	18.2%	219	1,201
Dersingham	18.3%	526	2,880
Feltwell	18.3%	471	2,578
Denver	18.6%	201	1,079
Massingham with Castle Acre	19%	273	1,437
Gaywood Chase	19.1%	209	1,096
Heacham	19.4%	496	2,559
Upwell & Delph	19.5%	521	2,678
Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall	19.9%	433	2,176
Downham Old Town	19.9%	295	1,482
Terrington	20.3%	497	2,452
Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	20.6%	510	2,481
Clenchwarton	20.7%	248	1,200
Hunstanton	20.9%	456	2,187
South & West Lynn	21.9%	472	2,155
Emneth & Outwell	21.9%	474	2,162
South Downham	23%	300	1,306
Fairstead	23.6%	653	2,771
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas	26.5%	822	3,105
Gaywood Clock	27.7%	366	1,319
North Lynn	28.2%	775	2,748

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.9% to 39.6%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.9% in North Downham to 39.6% in North Lynn — a gap of 36.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
North Downham	2.9%	35	1,216
The Woottons	3.8%	107	2,843
Springwood	5.5%	65	1,185
Airfield	6.2%	140	2,260
Watlington	7.2%	87	1,216
Clenchwarton	8.1%	97	1,198
Dersingham	8.2%	235	2,879
South Downham	8.5%	111	1,305
Gaywood North Bank	8.9%	328	3,686
West Winch	8.9%	189	2,121
Upwell & Delph	9.2%	246	2,678
Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole	9.3%	232	2,483
Methwold	9.4%	114	1,209
Brancaster	9.9%	110	1,107
Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall	10.2%	222	2,176
Denver	10.3%	111	1,081
Snettisham	10.3%	134	1,302
Heacham	10.4%	266	2,559
Feltwell	10.6%	274	2,580
Gayton & Grimston	10.7%	277	2,600
Emneth & Outwell	11%	238	2,161
Gaywood Chase	11.2%	122	1,094
Wissey	12%	144	1,203
Terrington	12.3%	302	2,451
Hunstanton	12.9%	283	2,187
Bircham with Rudhams	13.8%	162	1,175
East Downham	14.7%	190	1,289
Massingham with Castle Acre	16.3%	234	1,439
Downham Old Town	17.8%	263	1,481
Burnham Market & Docking	18.5%	223	1,205
South & West Lynn	24.1%	520	2,157
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas	26.4%	821	3,106
Fairstead	29.3%	813	2,776
Gaywood Clock	30.6%	403	1,319
North Lynn	39.6%	1,089	2,747

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