PE30 5FF King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced May 2016. Ward: St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Florence Road, King's Lynn: 12 addresses
- Hillington Square, St James' End: 4 addresses
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 (86% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 18.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- GREENLAND FISHERY HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, STONEGATE STREET, grade II
- 10, STONEGATE STREET, grade II
- 25, ALL SAINTS STREET, grade II
- 26, ALL SAINTS STREET, grade II
- 30, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 31, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 32, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 33,34, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 35, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 36, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 36, NELSON STREET, grade II
- 37, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 9, STONEGATE STREET, grade II
- FRIARSCOT, grade II
- GARDEN WALLS TO SOUTH AND EAST OF NO 30 (LADYBRIDGE HOUSE), grade II
- RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, grade II
- WALLS ENCLOSING JEWISH CEMETERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Tower Place, King's Lynn: up to 5 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 25 Tower Place King's Lynn: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Boal Quay, Boal Street, King's Lynn: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- South Quay, King's Lynn: up to 50 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Former Head Post Office, Blackfriars Street, King's Lynn: up to 34 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- West Norfolk Deaf Association Car Park Old Market Street King's Lynn: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Hardings Pits Wisbech Road King's Lynn Norfolk: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- A J Coggles, 44 London Road, King's Lynn: up to 11 homes, permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 15 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 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 16 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 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 | Kings Lynn 853,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Hillington Square Kings Lynn | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Interchange Kings Lynn | 450 m |
| Ferry terminal | King's Lynn Ferry Landing Kings Lynn | 690 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Boal Quay Car Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 60.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southgates Surgical & Medical Centre | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest High Street (Dental Surgery) | 300 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Constabulary Kings Lynn Police Station | 250 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Millfleet Convenience Store | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Tower Gardens 6,080 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St James Park 15 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,650 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Greenland Fishery House, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 291 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 13 of them Grade I and 36 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenland Fishery House | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Oxley House | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-east |
| Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn | Scheduled monument | 140 m south |
| Northern Gateway to Carmelite Precinct | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south |
| Greyfriars Tower | Scheduled monument | 180 m north-east |
| The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge | Scheduled monument | 560 m south-east |
| The Walks, King's Lynn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 570 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Fleet | Tidal water | 160 m west |
| Friars Fleet | Tidal water | 320 m south-west |
| Pur Fleet | Tidal water | 510 m north-west |
| Alexandra Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Swaffham Belt | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Holding's Hill | Hill | 3.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the postcode's 16 addresses is 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 76% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 54% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Florence Road.