PE36 5LA

Brancaster · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hunstanton
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE36
Postcode sector
PE36 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE36 5LF 81 m
PE36 5LB 140 m
PE36 5LD 260 m
PE36 5LE 379 m
PE36 5JL 515 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE36 5LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE36
Postcode sector
PE36 5
Latitude
52.931606
Longitude
0.544004
British National Grid easting
571,085
British National Grid northing
340,160

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Parish or community
E04006341
Westminster constituency
North West Norfolk · E14001405
Output area
E00184646
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 001 · E02005551

Postcode source versions

Explore PE36

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
50, Docking Road, Ringstead, Hunstanton, PE36 5LA 22 April 2026 £420,000
34, Docking Road, Ringstead, Hunstanton, PE36 5LA 31 March 2023 £360,000
38, Docking Road, Ringstead, Hunstanton, PE36 5LA 30 November 2022 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Smithdon High School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km
  2. Hunstanton Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.4 km
  3. Glebe House School

    Other independent school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

22 female, 21 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.9
PE36 5 residents
3,977

Age bands in PE36 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.7%

372 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

285 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.8%

532 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,022 residents

Age 65 and over
42.6%

1,639 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE36 5 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+
97%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
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

1

within 5 km

  • HEACHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    45 STATION ROAD, HEACHAM, KINGS LYNN, PE31 7EX

    ODS code D82027

    4.3 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

    13.6 miles
  • West Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · West Lynn

    13.7 miles
  • West Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · West Lynn

    13.7 miles
  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · Kings Lynn

    13.8 miles
  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · Kings Lynn

    13.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for King's Lynn and West Norfolk 001B, 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

18,161 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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
3
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
8
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 £438,152 from 6 recorded sales in PE36 5LA. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Smithdon High School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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