# PE30 5GQ: area report for a postcode in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

PE30 5GQ 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 PE30 5GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) › [PE30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe30) › [PE30 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe30-5)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. King's Lynn and West Norfolk 011D: 232 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **Kings Lynn, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **7 of 7 properties in PE30 5GQ at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **£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=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE30 5GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at PE30 5GQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **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=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-academy-e141360) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefriars-church-of-england-primary-academy-e141314) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greyfriars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greyfriars-academy-e145535) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Lynn Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-lynn-nursery-school-e120766) | Nursery | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [West Lynn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-lynn-primary-school-e141168) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastgate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastgate-academy-e140663) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Lynn Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-lynn-academy-e136202) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2023 | £190,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2023 | £232,500 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £136,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: HALLS THE CHEMIST (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kings Lynn Extra (830 m, Tesco)

## 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.2** (2025). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 011D has a deprivation score of 48.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,682nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in King's Lynn and West Norfolk 011D was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,870** (2021). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 011D had 1,870 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,926th 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: 89.8%** (January 2026). In King's Lynn and West Norfolk 011D, 89.8% 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.

## PE30 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE30 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 46,817** (2021). PE30 had 46,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 272nd most 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: 59%** (2022). About 59% of people in PE30 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: 78.4%** (January 2026). In PE30, 78.4% 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: 52.7396, 0.3979

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

## Your MP

- [North West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-norfolk): James Wild (Conservative), 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=0.3979,52.7396,PE305GQ

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