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PE31 8SS

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

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bircham with Rudhams
Local authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE31 6RA 696 m
PE31 6QY 885 m
PE31 8SP 961 m
PE31 8SR 1.3 km
PE31 8TU 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE31 8SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2001
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE31
Postcode sector
PE31 8
Latitude
52.862863
Longitude
0.674934
British National Grid easting
580,168
British National Grid northing
332,835

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
King's Lynn and West Norfolk · E07000146
Electoral ward
Bircham with Rudhams · E05012322
Parish or community
E04006284
Westminster constituency
North West Norfolk · E14001405
Output area
E00135470
Lower layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 002C · E01026656
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
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Blenheim Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 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

    8.6 miles

  • Walsingham (Wells & Walsingham Railway)

    PLT · Walsingham

    8.6 miles

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

    MET · Wells-next-the-Sea

    9.9 miles

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

    PLT · Wells-next-the-Sea

    9.9 miles

  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    13.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Blenheim Park Academy is the nearest published school at 2.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 4 events.

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