# PE31 7LH: area report for a postcode in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

PE31 7LH 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 7LH 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 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe31-7)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. King's Lynn and West Norfolk 003C: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **16 of 92 properties in PE31 7LH at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 47 at low risk, 29 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **£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=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **95.1% can get gigabit broadband at PE31 7LH**: Superfast for 97.5%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **Low road and rail noise at PE31 7LH**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Heacham Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heacham-junior-school-e142842) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heacham Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heacham-infant-and-nursery-school-e143462) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 003C has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,728th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £327,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in King's Lynn and West Norfolk 003C was £327,500 in 2025. Joint 13,276th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,522** (2021). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 003C had 1,522 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,345th 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: 87.5%** (January 2026). In King's Lynn and West Norfolk 003C, 87.5% 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: 52.9010, 0.4678

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=0.4678,52.9010,PE317LH

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