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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005557

North Lynn

North Lynn is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,877 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,877

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,747

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,500

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Kettering Avondale Grange, North Northamptonshire8,742 residents · 44.3% owned · 26.8% no carBridgwater North, Sedgemoor7,869 residents · 46.9% owned · 24.9% no carHereford South West, Herefordshire, County of7,862 residents · 43.0% owned · 28.9% no carThetford North, Breckland5,933 residents · 37.0% owned · 29.0% no carGrantham South West, South Kesteven7,441 residents · 47.9% owned · 25.5% no carSkirbeck, Boston8,858 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Lynn

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Social rented39.6%
1,089 households
Owned36.6%
1,005 households
Private rented23%
633 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.2%
1,186 households
Terraced28.3%
776 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
505 households
Detached7.9%
218 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,232 households
No cars or vans in household32.1%
882 households
2 cars or vans in household18.6%
510 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
123 households
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.3%
1,327 households
2 bedrooms37.2%
1,022 households
1 bedroom9%
246 households
4 or more bedrooms5.6%
153 households
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%
1,799 households
One-person household27%
742 households
Other household types7.6%
209 households
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.5%
839 households
1 person in household26.9%
740 households
3 people in household20.9%
573 households
4 people in household13.9%
383 households
5 people in household5.3%
146 households
6 people in household1.6%
44 households
7 people in household0.8%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.4%
1,542 residents
15–2919.7%
1,353 residents
30–4423.8%
1,635 residents
45–6422.5%
1,549 residents
65 and over11.6%
794 residents
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
6,395 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
149 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
148 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
108 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
76 residents
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.9%
1,676 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications16.6%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.6%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.8%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.4%
233 residents aged 16 and over
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
3,264 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
1,902 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
87 residents aged 16 and over
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations28.7%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.9%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
299 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.1%
162 residents aged 16 and over
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.7%
2,798 residents
Good health37.7%
2,590 residents
Fair health14.1%
972 residents
Bad health5.9%
405 residents
Very bad health1.6%
113 residents
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
5,448 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,429 residents
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.2%
1,078 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.6%
895 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
572 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
193 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
North Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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