PE31 postcode area guide — King's Lynn and West Norfolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE31 postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE31
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
51.1%
Gigabit-capable
51.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.4%
Broadband availability in the PE31 postcode district (King's Lynn and West Norfolk) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 872 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 51.1%.
Around 2.4% of premises in PE31 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in PE31
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE31 6AA | 100% | 0% |
| PE31 6AB | 100% | 0% |
| PE31 6AD | 100% | 0% |
| PE31 6AE | 100% | 0% |
| PE31 6AF | 100% | 0% |
| PE31 6AG | 100% | 0% |
| PE31 6AH | 100% | 0% |
| PE31 6AJ | 100% | 0% |
| PE31 6AL | 0% | 0% |
| PE31 6AN | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider King's Lynn And West Norfolk district (81,159 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
70.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
30.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
77.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in PE31
Based on 281 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE31 is £330,000, down 4.1% on the previous year (£344,000).
Detached
£362,500
149 sales
Semi-detached
£275,000
73 sales
Terraced
£295,000
44 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE31
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £257,000 | Detached | Queen Elizabeth Drive | PE31 6JH |
| 15 May 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | College Drive | PE31 7BY |
| 11 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Jubilee Avenue | PE31 7AT |
| 11 May 2026 | £197,500 | Semi-detached | Lynn Road | PE31 6NG |
| 8 May 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Valley Rise | PE31 6PT |
| 6 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Witton Close | PE31 7TD |
| 5 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Ringstead Road | PE31 8PL |
| 1 May 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced | Back Street | PE31 6TU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Docking Road | PE31 8QF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £757,500 | Semi-detached | Docking Road | PE31 8QF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? King's Lynn and West Norfolk demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider King's Lynn and West Norfolk district (154,325 residents, 67,464 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.5% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 16.7% |
| 45–64 | 21.2% |
| 65+ | 25.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Private rented | 18.9% |
| Social rented | 10.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PE31
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dersingham Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 199 | PE31 6LR |
| Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 152 | PE31 6PE |
| Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 111 | PE31 8JA |
| Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 109 | PE31 8LH |
| Heacham Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 102 | PE31 7DQ |
| Heacham Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 94 | PE31 7EJ |
| Snettisham Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 80 | PE31 7LT |
| Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 63 | PE31 6AX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in PE31
186 rated food businesses operate in PE31. 156 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anmer Social & Bowls Club, Arthur Howell Butchers, Babingley Social Club, Bar 71 Club, Beavers Retreat.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE31
From a sample of 152 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PE31 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
6%
Band C
28%
Band D
32%
Band E
28%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Landlines around PE31 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.