PE32 2BE King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Massingham with Castle Acre. Region: East of England.
Streets
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 (32% of about 1,330 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, CASTLE ACRE CONSERVATION AREA (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 1 protected tree 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 17 addresses are between 44 m and 50 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 69%, gigabit 69% 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 | 20.1 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Pyes Lane Castle Acre | 200 m |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 6.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 40.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 96.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Plowright Medical Centre | 5.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Medpal Pharmacy | 5.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.8 km |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 6.3 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Swaffham Public Enquiry Office | 6.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest St James's Green 3,400 m² | 160 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,110 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Acre Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 400 m south. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Acre Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m south |
| Bailey Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m south-west |
| Castle Acre Castle, town defences and Bailey Gate | Scheduled monument | 470 m south |
| Tudor Lodgings and Attached Service Wing/Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m south |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m south-west |
| Castle Acre Priory | Scheduled monument | 890 m south-west |
| Moated site 230m and 110m north of All Saints Church | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Decoy Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Three-cornered Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Church Belt | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Three-Cornered Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Hungry Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-east |
| Winchester Hill | Hill | 1.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the postcode's 17 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 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 | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.