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PE38 9WP

South Downham · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South Downham
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 9WQ 19 m
PE38 9FY 36 m
PE38 9GZ 66 m
PE38 9WN 76 m
PE38 9WH 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE38 9WP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 9
Latitude
52.595075
Longitude
0.385265
British National Grid easting
561,658
British National Grid northing
302,367

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
King's Lynn and West Norfolk · E07000146
Electoral ward
South Downham · E05012346
Parish or community
E04006304
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00135746
Lower layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017L · E01034773
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017 · E02005567

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. Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    648 m

  2. Downham Market Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
561
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 229
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Shoplifting 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Public order 39

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

    696 m

  • BRIDGE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code D82015

    1.1 km

  • THE HOLLIES SURGERY

    PARADISE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE

    ODS code Y00297

    1.2 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

    1.0 miles

  • Watlington Rail Station

    RLY · Watlington

    5.4 miles

  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    9.6 miles

  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · Kings Lynn

    11.0 miles

  • King's Lynn Ferry Landing

    FBT · Kings Lynn

    11.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

17,745 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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. Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 648 m.

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

Recorded crime

561 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 229 events.

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