PE31 8SP

Bircham with Rudhams · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE31 8SR 376 m
PE31 8TU 1.3 km
PE31 6RA 1.4 km
PE31 8SW 1.4 km
PE31 8PY 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE31 8SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 8
Latitude
52.866574
Longitude
0.687822
British National Grid easting
581,020
British National Grid northing
333,280

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Parish or community
E04006284
Westminster constituency
North West Norfolk · E14001405
Output area
E00135470
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 002 · E02005552

Postcode source versions

Explore PE31

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Barmer Cottages, Syderstone, King's Lynn, PE31 8SP 21 October 2022 £287,500
7, Barmer Cottages, Syderstone, King's Lynn, PE31 8SP 25 May 2022 £330,000
2, Barmer Cottages, Syderstone, King's Lynn, PE31 8SP 29 September 2017 £167,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Blenheim Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE31 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    MET · Walsingham

    8.0 miles
  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    9.4 miles
  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    14.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10,192 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £308,750 from 2 recorded sales in PE31 8SP. 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Blenheim Park Academy is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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