PE34 postcode area · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

The PE34 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, South Holland. Area Scores range from 13 to 52 across them. Every full PE34 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the PE34 district's neighbourhoods is West Winch, Marham & Shouldham (52 out of 100, #3,288 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Town, South Lynn & West Lynn (13). 4 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £171,250 in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn to £322,000 in Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham — a 1.9× gap within the PE34 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — King's Lynn and West Norfolk and South Holland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,888a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied68%

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 PE34 district

£260,000median home sold over the past year · +20.0% over 5 years · +5.7% over the year · 157 sales
Detached£300,000
Semi-detached£247,000
Terraced£160,000
Flat
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
West Winch, Marham & ShouldhamKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 3,28852 £272,500
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & WimbotshamKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 4,20039 £322,000
Watlington, Wiggenhall & Terrington St JohnKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 4,39236 £240,000
Terrington & ClenchwartonKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 4,48135 £282,500
Marshland, Walpole & WaltonKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 5,02327 £291,500
Upwell, Delph & EmnethKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 5,03027 £275,000
Long Sutton East & Sutton BridgeSouth Holland 5,18724 £195,000
Town, South Lynn & West LynnKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 5,96213 £171,250

People living in PE34 Census 2021

Residents71,289
Median age (est.)47
Density101per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above21%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 13%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 12% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors12%
Professional12%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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.

Towns & places in PE34

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PE34 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PE34.

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.