# PE38 9QZ: area report for a postcode in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

PE38 9QZ 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 PE38 9QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) › [PE38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe38) › [PE38 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe38-9)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 78% on July. King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017F: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **Downham Market, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **No property in PE38 9QZ 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=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **£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=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE38 9QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at PE38 9QZ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **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=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downham-market-hillcrest-primary-school-e121013) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Downham Market Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downham-market-academy-e145196) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wimbotsham and Stow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimbotsham-and-stow-academy-e145533) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nelson Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-academy-e140363) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchard Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-manor-school-e151802) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £778,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £403,750 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £318,250 | Detached, new build, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £481,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £797,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2023 | £237,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Lidl Bexwell Road (970 m, Lidl)

## 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 017F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.8** (2025). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017F has a deprivation score of 20.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,039th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £243,748** (2025). The median price paid for a home in King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017F was £243,748 in 2025. 10,890th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,640** (2021). King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017F had 1,640 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,197th 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: 88.6%** (January 2026). In King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017F, 88.6% 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.

## PE38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE38 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,424** (2021). PE38 had 16,424 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,086th 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: 51%** (2022). About 51% of people in PE38 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: 75.5%** (January 2026). In PE38, 75.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk)
- Centre: 52.6117, 0.3923

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=0.3923,52.6117,PE389QZ

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