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Housing in PE30 5LY

What the homes in PE30 5LY 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
2,216 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.2%). Flats make up 6.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE30 5LYEngland
Detached7.8%22.9%
Semi-detached31.9%31.5%
Terraced49.2%23%
Purpose-built flat4.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home4.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.9% of households in the PE30 5LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.5% own outright and 36.4% with a mortgage.

PE30 5LY
64%
26%
England
  • Owned63.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented25.5%20.5%
  • Social rented9.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE30 5LYEngland
Owned outright27.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE30 5LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.6%). 30.3% of households include dependent children.

PE30 5LYEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%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 5LY (Town, South Lynn & West Lynn) (about 2,216 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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