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Housing in PE30 2FA

What the homes in PE30 2FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn
Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,162 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.2%). Flats make up 60.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PE30 2FAEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached7%31.5%
Terraced28.2%23%
Purpose-built flat43.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.3% of households in the PE30 2FA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 30.7% own outright and 10.6% with a mortgage.

PE30 2FA
41%
42%
16%
England
  • Owned41.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented41.6%20.5%
  • Social rented16.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE30 2FAEngland
Owned outright30.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent38.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council3.9%8.3%
From a housing association12.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 57.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE30 2FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.2%). 11.7% of households include dependent children.

PE30 2FAEngland
Living alone, under 6634.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children5.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (August 2026, +3.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

King's Lynn and West NorfolkEngland
All homes£941£1,459
One bedroom£650£1,195
Two bedrooms£848£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,053£1,489
Four or more£1,510£2,161
Detached£1,276£1,640
Semi-detached£1,004£1,449
Terraced£945£1,435
Flat or maisonette£735£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE30 2FA (Town, South Lynn & West Lynn) (about 1,162 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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