Downham Road Stradsett, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
45 addresses across 8 postcodes (PE33), about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 19001459.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 9, F: 3).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in King's Lynn and West Norfolk costs £2,430 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Downham Market, about 6.7 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 33 m above sea level.
- Noise: 25 of its 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Boughton Surgery, about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,090 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2019 | PARADISE MANOR PE33 9HU | Other | £1,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 93 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (9); 1900-1929 (3); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (14); owner-occupied (2).
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 street: most are in band C (26% of about 1,280 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II*
- GATES TO STRADSETT HALL, INCLUDING RAILINGS, grade II
- SOUTH LODGE TO STRADSETT HALL, grade II
- STRADSETT HALL, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 5 October 2026 to 7 October 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 1 September 2026 to 3 September 2026: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE33 9HH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE33 9HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE33 9HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE33 9ED | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE33 9HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE33 9HL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| PE33 9JZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE33 9UD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 14 m and 33 m above sea level (21 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE33 9ED | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE33 9HG | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE33 9HH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE33 9HJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE33 9HL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| PE33 9HU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| PE33 9JZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE33 9UD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Downham Market 441,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Home Farm Stradsett | 220 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 56 km (35 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 83.1 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Boughton Surgery | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn | 15.4 km (9.6 miles) |
| Police station | Downham Market Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Stone Cross Cashzone | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 670 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,180 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) north. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Stradsett Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Bowl barrow known as The Mound, 700m north east of Stradsett Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Remains of monastic grange with moated site at Grange Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pond's Belt | Wood | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Rose's Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| New Covert | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Runcton Bottom | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| Ling Hills | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Chain Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 45 |
25 of the street's 45 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.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Foldgate Inn PE33 9HH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 4 Good | 14 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (norfolk).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PE33 9HH: 33 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- PE33 9HU: 5 addresses
- PE33 9HG: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- PE33 9ED: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
- PE33 9HJ: 1 address
- PE33 9HL: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
- PE33 9JZ: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
- PE33 9UD: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
All the streets in PE33 and across King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.