CB6 1UG King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced December 2024. Ward: Upwell & Delph. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Hundred Foot Bank, Welney: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hundred Foot Bank, King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 3 addresses
- Station Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 2 addresses
- Wash Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,430 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,620 | £1,890 | £2,160 | £2,430 | £2,970 | £3,510 | £4,050 | £4,860 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (36% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 26 addresses are between -3 m and 2 m above sea level (0 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 8%, ultrafast 8%, gigabit 8% of premises; 92% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manea 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km |
| Littleport 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Downham Market 441,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 70.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 71.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St. George's Medical Centre | 7.8 km |
| Pharmacies | St. Georges Pharmacy | 7.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Granby Street (Dental Surgery) | 8.1 km |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 12.7 km |
| Police station | Downham Market Police Station | 10.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 300 m² | 2.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2.4 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 26 |
3 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 35% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hundred Foot Bank.