Kings Lynn and West Norfolk: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£364,968

Semi-detached

£242,469

Terraced

£198,571

Flat or maisonette

£113,307

First-time buyers

£220,675

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  131,103 in 1991 → 156,206 in 2024 (+19.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £151,644 in 2005 → £265,715 in 2026 (+75.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £335 in 2008 → £600 in 2025 (+78.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.3% in 2004 → 79.8% in 2023 (+7.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.7% in 2001 → 2.8% in 2025 (+64.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,193 in 1997 → £23,249 in 2024 (+152.9%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Kings Lynn and West Norfolk; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work61.3% (2021) · 70th highest of 374
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 82nd highest of 361
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work16.6% (2023) · 83rd lowest of 348
• Home gas use · Environment9,311 kWh (2024/25) · 102nd lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access40% (May 2024) · 311th highest of 318
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access65.3% (January 2026) · 343rd highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access20 min (2019) · 310th lowest of 326
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment11.1 t per person (2024) · 341st lowest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Norfolk, which includes Kings Lynn and West Norfolk.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.3 years · England 60.9 · 66th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.1 years · England 61.3 · 69th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)297.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 52nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.7% · England 10.4 · 43rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.1% · England 64.6 · 70th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Norfolk, which includes Kings Lynn and West Norfolk.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.5% · England 68.3 · 95th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.1 score · England 46.0 · 87th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.8% · England 5.8 · 101st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.8% · England 19.8 · 88th lowest of 153