King's Lynn and West Norfolk: local statistics
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 156,943 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk sold for an average of £265,715 in July 2026, a rise of 3.0% in twelve months. That is the 39th highest of 45 in the East of England; the average for the East of England was £337,518. Since July 2016 prices have risen 39%; the July high in the series was £273,392 in 2023. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (£36,835) gives a ratio of 7.2. That ratio is the 39th highest ratio of 45 in the East of England.
King's Lynn and West Norfolk had an estimated 156,943 residents in mid-2025, a change of +0.5% in a year. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +3.3%, against +8.5% for the East of England as a whole. That is 40th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was higher.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in King's Lynn and West Norfolk was £731.10 in April 2025 (£36,835 a year). It is the 34th highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England, and 9.2% less than across the East of England. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £755.30, £24.20 higher. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £464.60: a change of +57% before inflation.
A girl born in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 83.6 years and a boy 79.5 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.1 years for women and -0.2 for men. It is the 32nd highest for women of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
Average Band D council tax in King's Lynn and West Norfolk is £2,430.13 for 2026-27, up £111.50 on 2025-26. It is close to the middle of the 45 council areas in the East of England (19th highest). In 2016-17 the figure was £1,570.07, so it has risen 55%.
The police recorded 57.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the year to March 2026 (8,955 offences in all), mid-table in the East of England, 25th of 42. A year earlier it was 60.0. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 49.9 to 69.3 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
3.0% of King's Lynn and West Norfolk residents aged 16 to 64 (2,670 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (the East of England: 3.3%). Twelve months before, it was 2.8%. The five-year high was 3.6% (August 2021); the low was 2.4% (July 2022).
An estimated 77.2% of people aged 16 to 64 living in King's Lynn and West Norfolk were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 6.2 points); the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 71.4% to 80.4%.
6,800 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in March 2026, 7% more than in 2016. That is 43 for every 1,000 residents, the 32nd highest of 45 in the East of England.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 151,863 |
| 2016 | 152,867 |
| 2017 | 153,666 |
| 2018 | 153,451 |
| 2019 | 153,332 |
| 2020 | 153,023 |
| 2021 | 154,920 |
| 2022 | 155,678 |
| 2023 | 156,240 |
| 2024 | 156,192 |
| 2025 | 156,943 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £191,713 |
| July 2017 | £208,651 |
| July 2018 | £213,695 |
| July 2019 | £219,277 |
| July 2020 | £223,134 |
| July 2021 | £237,131 |
| July 2022 | £269,550 |
| July 2023 | £273,392 |
| July 2024 | £261,655 |
| July 2025 | £257,988 |
| July 2026 | £265,715 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £464.60 a week |
| 2016 | £497.90 a week |
| 2017 | £507.10 a week |
| 2018 | £516.50 a week |
| 2019 | £549.90 a week |
| 2020 | £560.30 a week |
| 2021 | £558.20 a week |
| 2022 | £590.60 a week |
| 2023 | £650.60 a week |
| 2024 | £678.30 a week |
| 2025 | £731.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,570.07 |
| 2017-18 | £1,638.75 |
| 2018-19 | £1,732.72 |
| 2019-20 | £1,804.71 |
| 2020-21 | £1,875.58 |
| 2021-22 | £1,953.22 |
| 2022-23 | £2,014.93 |
| 2023-24 | £2,113.98 |
| 2024-25 | £2,215.69 |
| 2025-26 | £2,318.63 |
| 2026-27 | £2,430.13 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 49.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 50.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 56.8 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 61.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 62.8 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 62.2 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 65.9 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 69.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 60.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 60.0 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 57.1 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 78.2% |
| 2016/17 | 74.9% |
| 2017/18 | 73.8% |
| 2018/19 | 74.7% |
| 2019/20 | 80.4% |
| 2020/21 | 78.6% |
| 2021/22 | 73.9% |
| 2022/23 | 71.4% |
| 2023/24 | 76.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79.6% |
| 2025/26 | 77.2% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,360 |
| 2017 | 6,415 |
| 2018 | 6,495 |
| 2019 | 6,530 |
| 2020 | 6,555 |
| 2021 | 6,530 |
| 2022 | 6,645 |
| 2023 | 6,650 |
| 2024 | 6,685 |
| 2025 | 6,690 |
| 2026 | 6,800 |
Questions about King's Lynn and West Norfolk
What is the average house price in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
£265,715 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+3.0% on a year).
What is the population of King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
156,943 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average salary in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
£731.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 79.5 years for men and 83.6 for women.
How much is Band D council tax in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,430.13 for 2026-27.
What is the crime rate in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
57.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
The ONS claimant count was 2,670 in August 2026, 3.0% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
Who has power over King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Every body that makes decisions for King's Lynn and West Norfolk, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- North West Norfolk: James Wild (Conservative) MP
- South West Norfolk: Terry Jermy (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK population · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in the East of England: Cambridge · Dacorum · East Hertfordshire · South Norfolk · St Albans · Tendring
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