# PE31 6JE: area report for a postcode in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

PE31 6JE 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 PE31 6JE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) › [PE31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe31) › [PE31 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe31-6)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 75% on July. King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004B: 22 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **Kings Lynn, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **No property in PE31 6JE 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=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **£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=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE31 6JE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **Low road and rail noise at PE31 6JE**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE
- **5.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dersingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dersingham-primary-school-e138795) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £142,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £255,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2024 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ARK PHARM LIMITED (160 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Dersingham Kings Lynn (220 m, Central England Co-operative); Spar - Dersingham (630 m, Spar)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004B has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,351st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004B was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,554** (2021). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004B had 1,554 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,564th 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: 73.5%** (January 2026). In King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004B, 73.5% 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.

## PE31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE31 was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 924th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,462** (2021). PE31 had 19,462 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,258th 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: 61%** (2022). About 61% of people in PE31 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: 66.1%** (January 2026). In PE31, 66.1% 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: 52.8450, 0.5045

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=0.5045,52.8450,PE316JE

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