PE33 9TW King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced December 2001. Ward: Wissey. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Border Road, Stoke Ferry: 9 addresses
- Buckenham Drive, Stoke Ferry: 1 address
- Oak Road, Stoke Ferry: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Border Road, Stoke Ferry: 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: 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land On The South West Side of Lynn Road, Stoke Ferry: up to 70 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land At Lynn Road Stoke Ferry: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Land Between Bramcote House And Village Hall, Lynn Road, Stoke Ferry: up to 29 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Furlong Store, Furlong Drove, Stoke Ferry: up to 30 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Clover Social Club Low Road Wretton King's Lynn Norfolk PE33 9QN: up to 8 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 12 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) |
| Lakenheath 920 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) | |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oak Road Stoke Ferry | 150 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 53.7 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 78.6 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Boughton Surgery | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Swaffham Community Hospital | 15.3 km (9.5 miles) |
| Police station | Downham Market Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 6,960 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,150 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 40 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stoke Ferry Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m east. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke Ferry Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Home Covert | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Limehouse Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Romer Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Joe's Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Whin Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Warren Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 12 | 12 |
None of the postcode's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Border Road.