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Housing in PE30 5PP

What the homes in PE30 5PP 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
1,522 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.8%). Flats make up 12.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PE30 5PPEngland
Detached13.8%22.9%
Semi-detached31.7%31.5%
Terraced41.8%23%
Purpose-built flat8.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.6% of households in the PE30 5PP area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 37.8% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

PE30 5PP
71%
26%
England
  • Owned70.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented26%20.5%
  • Social rented3.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE30 5PPEngland
Owned outright37.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE30 5PPEngland
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10%
20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.1%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

PE30 5PPEngland
Living alone, under 6619.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.5%12.8%
Couple, no children20.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 5PP (Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood) (about 1,522 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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