PE31 6AF

The Woottons · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
King's Lynn
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE31 6EJ 98 m
PE31 6AJ 108 m
PE31 6AG 134 m
PE31 6DZ 152 m
PE31 6BG 202 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE31 6AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 6
Latitude
52.794862
Longitude
0.469310
British National Grid easting
566,588
British National Grid northing
324,777

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Parish or community
E04012271
Westminster constituency
North West Norfolk · E14001405
Output area
E00135747
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 005 · E02005555

Postcode source versions

Explore PE31

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Broomhill, Lower Road, Castle Rising, King's Lynn, PE31 6AF 2 February 2024 £260,000
The Hall Place, Castle Rising, King's Lynn, PE31 6AF 21 July 1997 £237,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. North Wootton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km
  2. South Wootton Infant School

    Community school

    3.2 km
  3. Reffley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
PE31 6 residents
7,959

Age bands in PE31 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

916 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.2%

554 residents

Age 25 to 44
15%

1,152 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,082 residents

Age 65 and over
38.6%

2,953 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE31 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE WOOTTONS SURGERY

    SPRING COTTAGES, PRIORY LANE, NORTH WOOTTON, KING'S LYNN, PE30 3PT

    ODS code D82618

    2.2 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EDWARD BENEFER WAY, SOUTH WOOTTON, KING'S LYNN, PE30 2FQ

    ODS code D82051

    3.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    4.0 miles
  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · Kings Lynn

    4.3 miles
  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · Kings Lynn

    4.3 miles
  • West Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · West Lynn

    4.3 miles
  • West Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · West Lynn

    4.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for King's Lynn and West Norfolk 005E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,650 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £260,000 from 1 recorded sale in PE31 6AF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for King's Lynn and West Norfolk is £263,298 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. North Wootton Academy is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.