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Environment in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

District

The north of the East of England. 156,943 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,440 square kilometres.

9 layers about environment for King's Lynn and West Norfolk, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

King's Lynn and West Norfolk’s 35 wards range from 0% to 100%.

Radon potential

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Road and rail noise by postcode

PostcodeEngland only

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People in radon Affected Area squares

Council
39%
Worked out by Open Index · 2022

About 39% of people in King's Lynn and West Norfolk live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Across the UK the figure is 44%.

Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas.

Against East of England
1.8 times22%
Against the UK
11% lower44%
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People in radon Affected Area squares: King's Lynn and West Norfolk among every council361 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 42.0%. King's Lynn and West Norfolk is 39.0%.

People in loud road or rail noise

CouncilEngland only
1.7%
Worked out by Open Index · 2021

About 1.7% of people in King's Lynn and West Norfolk live where road or rail noise is modelled at 65 decibels or more.

Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas.

Against East of England
19% lower2.1%
Against the UK
53% lower3.6%
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People in loud road or rail noise: King's Lynn and West Norfolk among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 24.2%. The middle area is 2.4%. King's Lynn and West Norfolk is 1.7%.

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

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Fine particles (PM2.5)

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Green space

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Flood zones

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Flood risk by postcode

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