PE38 9LR

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Downham Market
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE38 9LP 58 m
PE38 9LH 147 m
PE38 9AE 154 m
PE38 9AH 159 m
PE38 9AF 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE38 9LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 9
Latitude
52.602563
Longitude
0.383574
British National Grid easting
561,516
British National Grid northing
303,196

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Parish or community
E04006304
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00135472
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017 · E02005567

Postcode source versions

Explore PE38

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, St Edmunds Terrace, Downham Market, PE38 9LR 17 March 2023 £230,000
5, St Edmunds Terrace, Downham Market, PE38 9LR 18 July 2022 £183,750
1, St Edmunds Terrace, Downham Market, PE38 9LR 28 May 2021 £189,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Downham Market Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    401 m
  2. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

    Community school

    681 m
  3. Nelson Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
668
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 258
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Shoplifting 68
  • Other theft 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE38 9 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • HOWDALE SURGERY

    48 HOWDALE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9AF

    ODS code D82068

    193 m

  • BRIDGE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code D82015

    538 m

  • THE HOLLIES SURGERY

    PARADISE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE

    ODS code Y00297

    644 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

    0.8 miles
  • Watlington Rail Station

    RLY · Watlington

    4.9 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    10.1 miles
  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    10.5 miles
  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · Kings Lynn

    10.6 miles

Relative deprivation

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

15,649 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £206,875 from 2 recorded sales in PE38 9LR. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Downham Market Academy is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

668 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 258 events.

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