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Housing in PE30 4BB

What the homes in PE30 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood
Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,213 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.1%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PE30 4BBEngland
Detached22.1%22.9%
Semi-detached41.1%31.5%
Terraced24%23%
Purpose-built flat10.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.6% of households in the PE30 4BB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 37% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.

PE30 4BB
68%
18%
13%
England
  • Owned67.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented17.7%20.5%
  • Social rented13.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE30 4BBEngland
Owned outright37%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association10.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE30 4BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.2%). 25.2% of households include dependent children.

PE30 4BBEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%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 4BB (Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood) (about 2,213 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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