PE14 7DW King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Lynn Road, Walton Highway: 3 addresses
- West Drove North, 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 B (28% of about 610 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 239 Salts Road, West Walton: up to 26 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 201A School Road West Walton Wisbech Norfolk: up to 49 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
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 addresses are about 2 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Kings Lynn 853,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Downham Market 441,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Horse Fair Bus Station Wisbech | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | West Lynn Ferry Landing | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 72.3 km (45 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 90.6 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St John's Surgery | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Park (Dental Surgery) | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Hospital | North Cambs Hospital | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Kings Lynn Police Investigation Centre | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Wisbech Walton Road | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 120 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,610 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated enclosure 230m north-west of Faulkner House, a scheduled monument, 390 m north. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated enclosure 230m north-west of Faulkner House | Scheduled monument | 390 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Paupers' Cut | Tidal water | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| East Marsh | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for King's Lynn and West Norfolk: see them on the King's Lynn and West Norfolk page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Lynn Road.