Area Information for King's Lynn, PE31 8TW

This postcode in King's Lynn is in the Eastern region of England. The postcode is within the Burnham Market & Docking ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of North West Norfolk. This page combines information for the address King's Lynn, PE31 8TW, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of PE31 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in December 1999. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Village
Local Authority King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Ward Burnham Market & Docking
Constituency North West Norfolk * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency, local authority and/or ward boundaries.
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Region Eastern
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is semi-detached houses, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Hunstanton and Burnham), and the Norfolk Constabulary force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in July 2025, when 1 crime was reported within 1 mile of PE31 8TW.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about King's Lynn, PE31 8TW is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 21
Semi-Detached 52
Terraced 40
Flat (Purpose-Built) 1
Flat (Converted) 0
Caravan/Park/Temporary 1
Total 115
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing King's Lynn contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 50% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 32
Owned with Mortgage 14
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 16
Rented: Other Social 42
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 11
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 0
Total 116

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 54
Two People 39
Three People 12
Four People 8
Five People 2
Six People 1
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 116

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing King's Lynn consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 54
Family Household 61
Other Household 0
Total 115

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 33
Deprived In One Dimension 43
Deprived In Two Dimensions 25
Deprived In Three Dimensions 11
Deprived In Four Dimensions 3
Total 115

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in North West Norfolk constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 50% male.

Gender
Male 108
Female 108
Total 216

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 4
5-9 10
10-14 13
15-19 11
20-24 8
25-29 3
30-34 3
35-39 8
40-44 12
45-49 16
50-54 14
55-59 19
60-64 25
65-69 12
70-74 16
75-79 16
80-84 10
85+ 15
Total 215

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode PE31 8TW does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 52
Married 76
Separated 2
Divorced 33
Widowed 20
Total 183

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

However, this area of the Burnham Market & Docking ward shows lower levels of residents that report their health as Good or Very Good (64%) than average, which is usually indicative of areas with older populations or areas of social deprivation.

Health
Very Good 68
Good 70
Fair 43
Bad 29
Very Bad 6
Total 216

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

PE31 8TW and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 32% of the resident population. On average, around 18.2% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 32
Apprenticeship 11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 25
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 32
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 26
No GCSEs or Equivalent 60
Other 1
Total 187

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (King's Lynn) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 99% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 214
Indian 1
Other 1
Total 216

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 205
European Union 9
Rest of Europe 1
Middle East and Asia 1
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Total 217

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 205
10+ Years 6
5-10 Years 4
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 216

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to PE31 8TW.

Passport(s) Held
None 72
United Kingdom 141
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 2
Rest of Europe 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 83
Christian 119
Buddhist 1
Hindu 0
Jewish 1
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 2
Not Stated 12
Total 218

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Burnham Market & Docking ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 18% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 25
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 15
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 30
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 4
Unemployed 6
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 9
Retired 64
Looking After Home or Family 15
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 20
Other 6
Total 194

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 7
Professional Occupations 10
Associate Professional Occupations 10
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 2
Skilled Trades Occupations 19
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 15
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 5
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 1
Elementary Occupations 7
Total 76

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 12
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 26
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 15
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 45
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 7
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 27
Semi-Routine Occupation 33
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 15
Full-time Student 9
Total 189

King's Lynn, PE31 8TW is within the Hunstanton and Burnham policing neighbourhood, under the Norfolk Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In July 2025, 1 crime was reported within 1 mile of PE31 8TW.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 1 crime committed near PE31 8TW
Neighbourhood Team Address Hunstanton and Burnham
Lynn Road Hunstanton Norfolk
PE36 5HR
Force Website: https://www.norfolk.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to PE31 8TW. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for PE31 8TW.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to King's Lynn, PE31 8TW. The nearest is Burnham Market Primary School, approximately 2.7 miles away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 3 closest secondary schools to King's Lynn, PE31 8TW. The nearest is Alderman Peel High School, approximately 7.1 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Alderman Peel High School 7.1 miles April 2022
    
Smithdon High School 8 miles November 2023
    
Fakenham Academy 8.7 miles June 2015
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 9 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to King's Lynn, PE31 8TW. The nearest is Burnham Surgery, approximately 2.3 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 3 closest dentists to King's Lynn, PE31 8TW. The nearest is Damira Dental Studios Ltd, approximately 6.5 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Damira Dental Studios Ltd 6.5 miles
Grange Dental Surgery 8.4 miles
Bridge Street Dental Surgery 9.3 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 8 closest opticians to King's Lynn, PE31 8TW. The nearest is Richards Optometrists, approximately 7.2 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.