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Hunstanton · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Hunstanton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 44% here, compared with 25.9% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (18.1 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 no qualifications: 26.3% here, compared with 23.4% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (2.9 percentage points higher).

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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People reporting bad or very bad health: 8.4% here, compared with 5.9% across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (2.5 percentage points higher).

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

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%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,861 out of 4,230.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

8.4%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

357 out of 4,229.

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People counted in the census

4,230

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,230 out of 4,230.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

21.4%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

814 out of 3,807.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

61.4%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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

1,343 out of 2,187.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

20.9%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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

456 out of 2,187.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

61.2%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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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

2,323 out of 3,796.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

36.1%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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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

1,369 out of 3,796.

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

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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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

154 out of 3,796.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

26.3%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,002 out of 3,807.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

432 out of 2,187.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

48.1%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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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

1,825 out of 3,796.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

283 out of 2,187.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Hunstanton

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

104 out of 3,796.

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Crime and safety

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

276 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 242 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Hunstanton 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: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 32 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 · Hunstanton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024180
October 2024133
November 2024175
December 2024232
January 2025161
February 2025124
March 2025331
April 2025201
May 2025163
June 2025242
July 2025284
August 2025222
September 2025215
October 2025183
November 2025173
December 2025151
January 2026243
February 2026151
March 2026205
April 2026140
May 2026273
June 2026315
July 2026423
August 2026326
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Hunstanton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime136
criminal damage arson44
other theft28
public order22
shoplifting15
drugs8
other crime6
burglary6
possession of weapons5
robbery3
vehicle crime1
theft from the person1
bicycle theft1
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 →