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Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall

Ward

South west King's Lynn and West Norfolk. About 5,297 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 82 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,260
Joint 2,960th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
51.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Tilney, Mershe Lande & WiggenhallMiddle
Population35 wards, King's Lynn and West Norfolk · 2021
Population: every ward in King's Lynn and West Norfolk35 areas from 2,130 to 8,677. The middle area is 4,230. Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall is 5,260.
5,26014th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 wards, King's Lynn and West Norfolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in King's Lynn and West Norfolk35 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 22.0%. Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage35 wards, King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in King's Lynn and West Norfolk35 areas from 14.1% to 97.4%. The middle area is 73.8%. Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall is 51.2%.
51.2%12th lowest
Claimant rate35 wards, King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in King's Lynn and West Norfolk35 areas from 1.2% to 7.8%. The middle area is 2.5%. Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 16th highest

Is Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall at a rate of 51.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.7 per 1,000 people across King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (168), anti-social behaviour (43) and other crime (39).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

These figures are published for the whole of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, not for each ward, so they describe all of King's Lynn and West Norfolk and not Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall alone. See King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Average house price
£266,248
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,835
118th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.2×
Joint 171st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.1
Joint 86th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall in brief

Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall had 5,260 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall, 51.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.