PE31 8QY

Bircham with Rudhams · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
North West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE31 8RD 35 m
PE31 8RB 48 m
PE31 8QZ 167 m
PE31 8SU 244 m
PE31 8RG 272 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE31 8QY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2009
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 8
Latitude
52.820085
Longitude
0.711121
British National Grid easting
582,783
British National Grid northing
328,169

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Parish or community
E04006306
Westminster constituency
North West Norfolk · E14001405
Output area
E00135675
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 002 · E02005552

Postcode source versions

Explore PE31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Rudham CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    432 m
  2. Blenheim Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km
  3. Harpley CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE31 8 residents
4,274

Age bands in PE31 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11%

494 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.2%

324 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.7%

705 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

1,323 residents

Age 65 and over
36.6%

1,645 residents

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.

Nearby transport

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    8.5 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    8.5 miles
  • Wells-next-the-Sea (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

    11.0 miles
  • Wells-next-the-Sea (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    11.0 miles
  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    13.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for King's Lynn and West Norfolk 002D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,084 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rudham CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 432 m.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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