# IP26 5LD: area report for a postcode in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

IP26 5LD is a postcode in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Open the map at IP26 5LD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) › [IP26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip26) › [IP26 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip26-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **Brandon, 10 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **No property in IP26 5LD listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **£265,715 average price**: For the whole of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **No gigabit broadband at IP26 5LD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **Low road and rail noise at IP26 5LD**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-norman-church-of-england-primary-school-northwold-e140914) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sheridan House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sheridan-house-school-e121246) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £258,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2024 | £417,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2023 | £269,250 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| September 2024 | £163,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| October 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| June 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| March 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £265,715** (July 2026). King's Lynn and West Norfolk’s average house price was £265,715 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,835** (2025). Full-time workers living in King's Lynn and West Norfolk earned a median of £36,835 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 118th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.2×** (2025). A home in King's Lynn and West Norfolk costs 7.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 171st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). King's Lynn and West Norfolk has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.4** (2025). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D has a deprivation score of 26.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,213th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D was £272,500 in 2025. Joint 13,647th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,582** (2021). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D had 2,582 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 746th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 20.5%** (January 2026). In King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D, 20.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## IP26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £268,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP26 was £268,750 in 2025. Joint 890th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,573** (2021). IP26 had 9,573 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 695th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 18%** (2022). About 18% of people in IP26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 48.1%** (January 2026). In IP26, 48.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk)
- Centre: 52.5443, 0.5856

Council: [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-norfolk): Terry Jermy (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5856,52.5443,IP265LD

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