PE32 1BG King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gayton & Grimston. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Gayton Road, Grimston: 64 addresses
- Eastmans Lane, King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 4 addresses
- Watery Lane, Grimston: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Gayton Road, Gayton: 1 address
- Vong Lane, King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 1 address
- Bell Road, Grimston: 1 address
- The Walnuts, Grimston: 1 address
- Massingham Road, Grimston: 1 address
- Broad Drove, King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Gayton Road, Pott Row: 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 (32% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- BARNS AT CHURCH FARM CIRCA 20 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH FARM HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH FARM HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 77 addresses are between 15 m and 27 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Botolph's Church Grimston | 210 m |
| Ferry terminal | King's Lynn Ferry Landing Kings Lynn | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 50.6 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 101 km (63 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grimston Medical Centre | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rainbow Pharmacy | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hall Farm Dental Surgery | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Sandringham Private Hospital | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Constabulary Kings Lynn Police Station | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Hillington Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Roydon Common 243 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 130 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Botolph, a listed building (Grade I), 210 m south. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Botolph | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m south |
| Moated site at The Old Rectory | Scheduled monument | 350 m north-east |
| Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Well Hall Roman settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grimston Carr | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Old Scotch Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Crimea Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Avenue Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Alexandra Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 28 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 77 |
58 of the postcode's 77 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Gayton Road.