PE30 5JS King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South & West Lynn. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Wisbech Road, King's Lynn: 24 addresses
- Portland Place, King's Lynn: 1 address
- Poplar Avenue, King's Lynn: 1 address
- George Morley Court, King's Lynn: 1 address
- A47, King's Lynn: 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 (58% of about 930 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 1.0 km
- Hardings Pits Wisbech Road King's Lynn Norfolk: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- South Gates, King's Lynn, Norfolk: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- The Nar Ouse Regeneration Area (NORA), Wisbech Road, King's Lynn: up to 50 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Boal Quay, Boal Street, King's Lynn: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- A J Coggles, 44 London Road, King's Lynn: up to 11 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- South Quay, King's Lynn: up to 50 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- Tower Place, King's Lynn: up to 5 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 18 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 28 addresses are between 3 m and 4 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Jolly Farmers South Lynn | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Interchange Car Park Kings Lynn | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | King's Lynn Ferry Landing Kings Lynn | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Boal Quay Car Park | 800 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 60.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southgates Surgical & Medical Centre | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Halls The Chemist | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest High Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Constabulary Kings Lynn Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Shell Kings Lynn, West Lynn Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Harding's Pits 4.3 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,440 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge, a scheduled monument, 510 m north-east. 78 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge | Scheduled monument | 510 m north-east |
| The South Gate, King's Lynn | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m north-east |
| Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn | Scheduled monument | 710 m north |
| Northern Gateway to Carmelite Precinct | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m north |
| Greenland Fishery House | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north |
| Greyfriars Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| The Walks, King's Lynn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Friars Fleet | Tidal water | 560 m north |
| Mill Fleet | Tidal water | 850 m north |
| Pur Fleet | Tidal water | 1.3 km north |
| Swaffham Belt | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Alexandra Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Galley Hill | Hill | 3.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 28 |
19 of the postcode's 28 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Wisbech Road.