PE33 9AP King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wissey. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Church Road, Wereham: 53 addresses
- Lynn Road, Wereham: 2 addresses
- St Margarets Hill, Wereham: 2 addresses
- Back Lane, Wereham: 1 address
- Cavenham Road, King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 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 (25% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, WEREHAM CONSERVATION AREA (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARAGRET, grade II*
- OLD VICARAGE HOUSE, grade II
- PITT FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE GEORGE AND DRAGON, grade II
- THE LIMES, grade II
- THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
- VINE HOUSE AND THE POST OFFICE, grade II
- Wereham War Memorial, 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 3 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 59 addresses are between 14 m and 23 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 26%, gigabit 26% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Downham Market 441,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Pond Wereham | 110 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 5.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 55.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 79.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Boughton Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 7.2 km |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 16.0 km |
| Police station | Downham Market Police Station | 7.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 6,960 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,710 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,920 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Maragret, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m north. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Maragret | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Remains of monastic grange with moated site at Grange Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Gibbet Lane Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Miller's Eight Acres | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Heater Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Farhill Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Scotch Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 59 |
36 of the postcode's 59 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Church Road.