PE34 3ND King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South & West Lynn. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Ferry Road, Clenchwarton: 11 addresses
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 (42% of about 790 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 1.0 km
- Land at Bankside,West Lynn, Norfolk: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- 1 King Street, King's Lynn: up to 3 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 23 Tuesday Market Place King's Lynn: up to 5 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 6 Norfolk Street, King's Lynn: up to 8 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- 5 - 9 Chapel Street King's Lynn: up to 6 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- Wooden Tops 31 Norfolk Street King's Lynn: up to 5 homes, permissioned (950 m)
- South Quay, King's Lynn: up to 50 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- The Old Chapel, John Kennedy Road, King's Lynn: up to 11 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 6 low and 5 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 4 m above sea level.
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 | Kings Lynn 853,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Ferry Square West Lynn | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Interchange Kings Lynn | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | West Lynn Ferry Landing | 290 m |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 760 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 61.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 97.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Southgates Surgical & Medical Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jai Chemist | 690 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Purfleet Dental Practice | 720 m |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Norfolk Constabulary Kings Lynn Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 72 High Street Halifax | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Tower Gardens 6,080 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,890 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest West Lynn Allotments 2.4 ha | 340 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Guildhall of St George, a listed building (Grade I), 590 m east. 194 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 10 of them Grade I and 29 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Guildhall of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m east |
| Bishop's Lynn House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m east |
| Museum of Social History | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m east |
| Health Centre 5 Metres South West of Nos 7 and 9 | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-east |
| Greyfriars Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Portion of town walls in Kettlewell Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| The Walks, King's Lynn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher Fleet | Tidal water | 620 m north-east |
| Alexandra Dock | Lake or reservoir | 620 m north-east |
| Pur Fleet | Tidal water | 650 m south-east |
| Swaffham Belt | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Gallow Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km west |
| Holding's Hill | Hill | 4.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 11 |
3 of the postcode's 11 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Ferry Road.