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Brancaster · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Brancaster: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 44.5% here, compared with 25.9% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (18.6 percentage points higher).

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

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 a degree or equivalent: 33.4% here, compared with 23.3% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (10.1 percentage points higher).

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

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.3% here, compared with 19.3% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (5.9 percentage points lower).

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

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

44.5%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

949 out of 2,133.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.5%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

118 out of 2,129.

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People counted in the census

2,131

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,131 out of 2,131.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.4%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

653 out of 1,954.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.3%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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

544 out of 1,104.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.3%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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

147 out of 1,104.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

56.8%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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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

1,109 out of 1,953.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

41.4%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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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

808 out of 1,953.

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

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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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

55 out of 1,953.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.1%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

374 out of 1,954.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

217 out of 1,107.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

46.2%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

903 out of 1,953.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

110 out of 1,107.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Brancaster

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

36 out of 1,953.

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Crime and safety

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

83 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 82 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Brancaster 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: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 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 · Brancaster
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024110
October 202463
November 202460
December 202440
January 2025110
February 202570
March 202550
April 2025132
May 202543
June 202530
July 202540
August 202581
September 2025161
October 202551
November 202530
December 202541
January 202641
February 202650
March 202651
April 202640
May 2026111
June 2026131
July 202660
August 202673
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Brancaster
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime33
other theft14
criminal damage arson12
burglary11
public order7
other crime3
shoplifting2
vehicle crime1
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 →