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King's Lynn and West Norfolk vs West Suffolk

A side-by-side comparison of the King's Lynn and West Norfolk and West Suffolklocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: West Suffolk is the more populous; council tax is lower in West Suffolk; West Suffolk has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

King's Lynn and West NorfolkWest Suffolk
Population154,325179,948
Density107/km²174/km²
Deprivation8% in most-deprived 10%0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)£2,430£2,351
Schools Good/Outstanding88%89%
Aged under 1616%18%
Aged 16–6458%62%
Aged 65+26%21%