Fring Road Great Bircham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
27 addresses across 6 postcodes (PE31), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 19000170.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £230,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (D: 5, E: 3).
- Flood: 2 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 B; 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 95% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kings Lynn, about 18.8 km (12 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Heacham Group Practice, about 9.2 km (5.7 miles) away.
- People: About 770 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £230,000 | £160,000 | £300,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £145,000 | £90,000 | £200,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £182,000 | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £167,000 | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £126,000 | £126,000 | £126,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £138,000 | £138,000 | £138,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £74,500 | £71,000 | £78,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £68,500 | £68,500 | £68,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2025 | 7 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 2 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2019 | 3 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | 11 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2016 | 5 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £182,000 | |
| 14 May 2015 | 7 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | JOCA ROMA PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2013 | LONGMEADOW PE31 6RE | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2011 | 5 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £126,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2006 | MARTLET PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 21 May 2004 | 8 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2000 | 7 PE31 6RE | Semi-detached | £71,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2000 | 52 PE31 6XR | Semi-detached | £78,000 | |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 52 PE31 6XR | Semi-detached | £68,500 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1900-1929 (3); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (24% of about 2,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, FRING CONSERVATION AREA (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 29 September 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE31 6RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE31 6QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE31 6SW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE31 6XR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE31 6SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE31 6SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 36 m and 61 m above sea level (57 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE31 6QP | 92% | 15% | 15% | 0% |
| PE31 6RE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE31 6SJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE31 6SQ | 95% | 95% | 95% | 5% |
| PE31 6SW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE31 6XR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Kings Lynn 853,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 50.3 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 112 km (70 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Heacham Group Practice | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Alan Stockley & Co LTD | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Grange Dental Surgery | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Sandringham Private Hospital | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
| Police station | Norfolk Police - Hunstanton Public Enquiry Office | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Docking, Docking Cashzone | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,100 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Covert Bircham | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Osier Carr | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Godfreys Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Owens Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Tofts Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| London Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 27 |
5 of the street's 27 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
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
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
- PE31 6RE: 17 addresses
- PE31 6QP: 4 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- PE31 6SW: 2 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- PE31 6XR: 2 addresses
- PE31 6SJ: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- PE31 6SQ: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
All the streets in PE31 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.