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PE38 9LX

Denver · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Denver
Local authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE38 9LT 40 m
PE38 9NB 200 m
PE38 9LZ 268 m
PE38 9GA 494 m
PE38 9NQ 608 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE38 9LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2015
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 9
Latitude
52.605605
Longitude
0.405230
British National Grid easting
562,971
British National Grid northing
303,583

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
King's Lynn and West Norfolk · E07000146
Electoral ward
Denver · E05012326
Parish or community
E04006344
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00135598
Lower layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 018A · E01026679
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
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

    Community school

    858 m

  2. Downham Market Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Wimbotsham and Stow Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
192
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 72
  • Other theft 35
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Public order 15

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 straight-line

  • HOWDALE SURGERY

    48 HOWDALE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9AF

    ODS code D82068

    1.6 km

  • BRIDGE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code D82015

    2.0 km

  • THE HOLLIES SURGERY

    PARADISE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE

    ODS code Y00297

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Downham Market Rail Station

    RLY · Downham Market

    1.7 miles

  • Watlington Rail Station

    RLY · Watlington

    4.8 miles

  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    10.3 miles

  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FER · Kings Lynn

    10.4 miles

  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · Kings Lynn

    10.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

12,342 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School is the nearest published school at 858 m.

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

Recorded crime

192 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 72 events.

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