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Airfield · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Airfield: your neighbourhood

Airfield electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 28% here, compared with 19% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (9.1 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 6% here, compared with 14% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (7.4 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 16.6% here, compared with 23.4% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (6.8 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

21.6%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,280 out of 5,927.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

259 out of 5,927.

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People counted in the census

5,927

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,927 out of 5,927.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27.1%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,330 out of 4,905.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.6%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,076 out of 2,260.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.3%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

300 out of 2,260.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,766 out of 4,909.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.4%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,065 out of 4,909.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

159 out of 4,909.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.6%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

812 out of 4,905.

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Homes rented privately

28%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

632 out of 2,260.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

24.6%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,210 out of 4,909.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

140 out of 2,260.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Airfield

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

78 out of 4,909.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Airfield ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

153 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 152 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Airfield ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 8 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Airfield
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202484
October 2024141
November 2024214
December 2024120
January 2025182
February 2025111
March 202540
April 2025180
May 202570
June 2025131
July 2025131
August 2025131
September 202593
October 202591
November 2025100
December 2025131
January 2026162
February 202692
March 2026201
April 2026201
May 202691
June 202660
July 2026160
August 2026163
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Airfield
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime85
other theft23
criminal damage arson17
public order8
drugs7
vehicle crime5
burglary3
other crime3
bicycle theft2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across King's Lynn and West Norfolk →