PE31 6QQ King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dersingham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- The Green, Dersingham: 12 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 C (35% 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: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 12 addresses are between 12 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Kings Lynn 853,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thaxters Dersingham | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Travel Hub Hunstanton | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | King's Lynn Ferry Landing Kings Lynn | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 56 km (35 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 109 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Heacham Group Practice | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ark Pharm Limited | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Grange Dental Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Sandringham Private Hospital | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Hunstanton Public Enquiry Office | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-Op - Dersingham, Dersingham Cashzone | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Sandringham Country Park 293 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,370 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tithe barn near church, a scheduled monument, 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tithe barn near church | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Sandringham House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Life Wood | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Ingoldisthorpe Common | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Upper Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Ugly Dale | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Snettisham Beach | Beach | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) 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) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 The Green.