PE38 9XY

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 9ET 31 m
PE38 9BS 48 m
PE38 9EN 87 m
PE38 9BT 140 m
PE38 9EE 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE38 9XY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE38
Postcode sector
PE38 9
Latitude
52.605527
Longitude
0.365362
British National Grid easting
560,272
British National Grid northing
303,485

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Parish or community
E04006304
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00184684
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017 · E02005567

Postcode source versions

Explore PE38

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Sandpiper Way, Downham Market, PE38 9XY 18 December 2024 £299,000
1, Sandpiper Way, Downham Market, PE38 9XY 18 October 2024 £245,000
6, Sandpiper Way, Downham Market, PE38 9XY 30 August 2024 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Nelson Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    661 m
  2. Downham Market Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  3. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
537
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 204
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Shoplifting 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Other theft 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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 straight-line

  • THE HOLLIES SURGERY

    PARADISE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9JE

    ODS code Y00297

    634 m

  • BRIDGE STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code D82015

    755 m

  • HOWDALE SURGERY

    48 HOWDALE ROAD, DOWNHAM MARKET, PE38 9AF

    ODS code D82068

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Downham Market Rail Station

    RLY · Downham Market

    0.1 miles
  • Watlington Rail Station

    RLY · Watlington

    4.7 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    10.1 miles
  • Kings Lynn Rail Station

    RLY · 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 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

Property market

The five-year median is £299,000 from 5 recorded sales in PE38 9XY. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Nelson Academy is the nearest published school at 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

537 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 204 events.

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