PE31 8HQ King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Burnham Market & Docking. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Ulph Place, Burnham Market: 26 addresses
- Creake Road, Burnham Market: 2 addresses
- Front Street, Burnham Market: 2 addresses
- Mill Road, Burnham Market: 2 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 B (22% of about 1,370 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, BURNHAM MARKET Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II*
- CHURCH HOUSE STYLMAN BROTHERS, grade II
- COBHAM HOUSE, grade II
- OLD RECTORY, grade II
- ST ANDREW'S ULPH DRAPERS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Fisher & Sons, North Street, Burnham Market: up to 6 homes, permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 4 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 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 5 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 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 30.8 km (19 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bellamys Lane Burnham Market | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 47.8 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 123 km (76 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnham Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | David Jagger LTD | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnham Market Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | Wells Community Hospital | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Hunstanton Public Enquiry Office | 16 km (9.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,680 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m west. 69 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m west |
| Burnham Market Anglo-Saxon cemetery | Scheduled monument | 350 m west |
| Market House and Market House Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Gatehouse, Carmelite Friary Ruins | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| St Mary's Carmelite Friary and holy well | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Burnham Overy village cross, 90m south west of St Clement's Church | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Osier Carr | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Mill Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Norton Marsh | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Deepdale Broad | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Burnham Harbour | Tidal water | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 32 |
16 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 71 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 59% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 73% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 29% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 60% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 17% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 54% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 3 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 Ulph Place.