PE34 3AT King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Lynn Road, Wiggenhall St Germans: 16 addresses
- Fallow Pipe 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 (29% of about 960 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 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 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 5 low and 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 1 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 22%, gigabit 22% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Kings Lynn 853,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Downham Market 441,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Peters Road Wiggenhall St Germans | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Interchange Kings Lynn | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | King's Lynn Ferry Landing Kings Lynn | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 62.2 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 92 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watlington Medical Centre | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Halls The Chemist | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | High Street (Dental Surgery) | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Kings Lynn Police Investigation Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - West Winch Cashzone | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,020 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,420 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St German's Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m (0.4 miles) south. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St German's Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Church of St Germans | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eau Brink Cut | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Three Acres | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Hatchet Plantation | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Ballast Hole Plantation | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| North Belt Plantation | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Spring Pit | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 17 |
6 of the postcode's 17 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 Lynn Road.