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PE31 postcode area · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

The PE31 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, North Norfolk. Area Scores range from 13 to 89 across them. Every full PE31 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PE31 district contains both ends of the scale: Wootton at 90 out of 100 (#690 of 6,856 in England) against Town, South Lynn & West Lynn at 13, a 77-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £171,250 in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn to £456,250 in Brancaster, Burnham Market & Docking — a 2.7× gap within the PE31 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — King's Lynn and West Norfolk and North Norfolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,561a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PE31 district

£325,000median home sold over the past year · +8.3% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 341 sales
Detached£372,500
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£295,000
Flat£155,000
King's Lynn and West Norfolk£267,500
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
WoottonKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 69090 £321,000
Heacham & SnettishamKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 3,50149 £315,000
Dersingham, Sandringham & MassinghamKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 3,71346 £280,000
Walsingham & RaynhamNorth Norfolk 4,38536 £262,500
Brancaster, Burnham Market & DockingKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 4,79030 £456,250
Town, South Lynn & West LynnKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 5,96213 £171,250

People living in PE31 Census 2021

Residents45,945
Median age (est.)50
Density73per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 14%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PE31.

PE36 PE35 PE32 PE30 PE34 PE37 PE33 PE14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.