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Housing in PE36 5BF

What the homes in PE36 5BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hunstanton
Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,176 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (24.2%). Flats make up 47.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PE36 5BFEngland
Detached19%22.9%
Semi-detached16.3%31.5%
Terraced16.1%23%
Purpose-built flat24.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building12.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.4% of households in the PE36 5BF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 44.5% own outright and 12.9% with a mortgage.

PE36 5BF
57%
38%
England
  • Owned57.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented37.9%20.5%
  • Social rented4.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE36 5BFEngland
Owned outright44.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE36 5BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.3%). 13.1% of households include dependent children.

PE36 5BFEngland
Living alone, under 6621.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over25.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 PE36 5BF (Hunstanton) (about 1,176 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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