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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005561

Town, South Lynn & West Lynn

Town, South Lynn & West Lynn is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,886 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,886

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,257

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

741.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.6%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn

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

Tenure

Owned39%
2,050 households
Private rented32.9%
1,727 households
Social rented27%
1,421 households
Shared ownership0.9%
45 households
Lives rent free0.3%
14 households
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.6%
1,662 households
Terraced28%
1,473 households
Semi-detached19.9%
1,045 households
Detached9.5%
501 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
188 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
161 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
142 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.6%
84 households
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
2,246 households
No cars or vans in household36.5%
1,921 households
2 cars or vans in household16.3%
856 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
234 households
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.4%
1,862 households
3 bedrooms30.9%
1,627 households
1 bedroom26%
1,369 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
399 households
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.9%
2,622 households
One-person household43.2%
2,271 households
Other household types6.9%
362 households
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.2%
2,272 households
2 people in household29.1%
1,533 households
3 people in household13.4%
707 households
4 people in household9.2%
485 households
5 people in household3.5%
184 households
6 people in household1%
51 households
7 people in household0.4%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,913 residents
15–2920.5%
2,234 residents
30–4422%
2,399 residents
45–6423.4%
2,549 residents
65 and over16.4%
1,788 residents
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.4%
10,166 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
264 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
215 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
172 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
69 residents
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
2,317 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.6%
1,919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
5,498 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
3,233 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.9%
2,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%
4,466 residents
Good health37.2%
4,045 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,700 residents
Bad health4.9%
534 residents
Very bad health1.3%
141 residents
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
8,700 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
2,186 residents
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.4%
2,021 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,916 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
1,005 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
278 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
38 households
Town, South Lynn & West 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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