PE38 9FR

Upwell & Delph · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE38 9FP 43 m
PE38 9FN 89 m
PE38 9FJ 121 m
PE38 9FL 127 m
PE38 9QZ 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE38 9FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 9
Latitude
52.611879
Longitude
0.395144
British National Grid easting
562,265
British National Grid northing
304,258

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Parish or community
E04006381
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00135853
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 018 · E02005568

Postcode source versions

Explore PE38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

    Community school

    753 m
  2. Wimbotsham and Stow Academy

    Academy converter

    919 m
  3. Downham Market Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    941 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
327
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Shoplifting 35
  • Other theft 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE38 9 residents
11,287

Age bands in PE38 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,746 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

938 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

2,572 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

2,698 residents

Age 65 and over
29.9%

3,395 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • HOWDALE SURGERY

    48 HOWDALE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9AF

    ODS code D82068

    1.5 km

  • BRIDGE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code D82015

    1.7 km

  • THE HOLLIES SURGERY

    PARADISE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE

    ODS code Y00297

    1.7 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

  • Downham Market Rail Station

    RLY · Downham Market

    1.4 miles
  • Watlington Rail Station

    RLY · Watlington

    4.3 miles
  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    9.8 miles
  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · Kings Lynn

    9.9 miles
  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · Kings Lynn

    9.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for King's Lynn and West Norfolk 018B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,136 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 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
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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School is the nearest published school at 753 m.

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

Recorded crime

327 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

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