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PE38 8BF

Downham Old Town · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Downham Old Town
Local authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE38 8AQ 10 m
PE38 8AT 10 m
PE38 8BG 10 m
PE38 8DE 10 m
PE38 8DR 10 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE38 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2007
Terminated
1 October 2012
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 8
Latitude
52.601505
Longitude
0.378082
British National Grid easting
561,148
British National Grid northing
303,066

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
King's Lynn and West Norfolk · E07000146
Electoral ward
Downham Old Town · E05012328
Parish or community
E04006304
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00184682
Lower layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017G · E01033038
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017 · E02005567

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Nelson Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    595 m

  2. Downham Market Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    786 m

  3. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
681
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 260
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Shoplifting 70
  • Other theft 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BRIDGE STREET SURGERY

    30-32 BRIDGE STREET, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9DP

    ODS code D82015

    228 m

  • HOWDALE SURGERY

    48 HOWDALE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9AF

    ODS code D82068

    283 m

  • THE HOLLIES SURGERY

    PARADISE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE

    ODS code Y00297

    371 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Downham Market Rail Station

    RLY · Downham Market

    0.6 miles

  • Watlington Rail Station

    RLY · Watlington

    5.0 miles

  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    10.0 miles

  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    10.6 miles

  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · Kings Lynn

    10.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,027 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Nelson Academy is the nearest published school at 595 m.

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

Recorded crime

681 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 260 events.

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