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Housing in PE30 5FF

What the homes in PE30 5FF 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
1,683 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (62.7%). Flats make up 78.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PE30 5FFEngland
Detached2.9%22.9%
Semi-detached6.5%31.5%
Terraced11.5%23%
Purpose-built flat62.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

15.5% of households in the PE30 5FF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11.3% own outright and 4.2% with a mortgage.

PE30 5FF
16%
42%
42%
England
  • Owned15.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented41.6%20.5%
  • Social rented41.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE30 5FFEngland
Owned outright11.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan4.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council10.6%8.3%
From a housing association31.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 59.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE30 5FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.3%). 17.2% of households include dependent children.

PE30 5FFEngland
Living alone, under 6642.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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 5FF (Town, South Lynn & West Lynn) (about 1,683 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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