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Kings Lynn and West Norfolk: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk: Non-metropolitan district (lower tier), England, East of England; within the county of NFK. GOV.UK lists it as a district council, within Norfolk County Council.
Do it online
- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax annual notification: Collecting revenue
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D set by Kings Lynn and West Norfolk for 2026–27: £174.19 of a £2,430.13 total bill in the area.
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Environment
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Education
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Changes to schools in this area recorded by the Department for Education Updated automatically
No school here is currently recorded as proposed to open or close.
In the last twelve months: 1 opened (1 result of amalgamation), 2 closed (2 result of amalgamation/merger)
- Gayton Church of England Primary Academy (primary) — closed; reason recorded: result of amalgamation/merger, 31 August 2026
- Middleton Church of England Primary Academy (primary) — closed; reason recorded: result of amalgamation/merger, 31 August 2026
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy (primary) — open; reason recorded: result of amalgamation, 1 September 2026
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | none budgeted |
| Highways and transport services | −£3.1 million |
| Children's social care | none budgeted |
| Adult social care | none budgeted |
| Public health | none budgeted |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £2.2 million |
| Cultural and related services | £4.0 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £10.2 million |
| Planning and development services | £2.7 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £14.1 million |
| Other services | none budgeted |
| Total service expenditure | £30.1 million |
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk in numbers
- Total population
- 156,206 people
- Median age
- 48 years
- Gross disposable household income per head
- £23,249
- Gross median weekly pay
- £600
- Children in relative poverty after housing costs
- 26.2%
- Claimant Count
- 2.8%
- Average house price
- £265,715
- Housing affordability ratio (residence-based)
- 7.3 affordability ratio
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 11.1 tCO2e per capita
- Gigabit capable broadband
- 65.3%
- Public electric vehicle chargers
- 172.2 per 100,000 population
- Active businesses
- 5,385 number of enterprises