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PE31 6LS

Dersingham · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dersingham
Local authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE31 6LR 271 m
PE31 6LP 296 m
PE35 6EG 382 m
PE31 6LW 553 m
PE31 6HZ 703 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE31 6LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 6
Latitude
52.842628
Longitude
0.524812
British National Grid easting
570,143
British National Grid northing
330,219

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
King's Lynn and West Norfolk · E07000146
Electoral ward
Dersingham · E05012327
Parish or community
E04006302
Westminster constituency
North West Norfolk · E14001405
Output area
E00135455
Lower layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004C · E01026655
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004 · E02005554

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Dersingham Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    239 m

  2. Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

  3. Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Public order 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE31 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
50%
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Nearby transport

  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    8.0 miles

  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · Kings Lynn

    8.2 miles

  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · Kings Lynn

    8.2 miles

  • West Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · West Lynn

    8.2 miles

  • West Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · West Lynn

    8.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for King's Lynn and West Norfolk 004C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,416 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Dersingham Primary School is the nearest published school at 239 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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