PE31 8FT postcode in Docking, Norfolk

PE31 8FT is a postcode in Docking, in the Burnham Market & Docking ward of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is in the North West Norfolk parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since October 2016.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at PE31 8FT can get it Across King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 65% Typical price £432,500 Homes sold in PE31 8, last 12 months. ▼ 17.6% on the year before Nearest school Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery 700 m in a straight line

Where PE31 8FT is, and what is near it

Map of PE31 8FT and what is near it Map of PE31 8FT: its centre point, with the 300 other postcodes in the PE31 8 sector, 1 school, 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PE31 8FS: also in PE31 8PE31 8GH: also in PE31 8PE31 8GJ: also in PE31 8PE31 8GL: also in PE31 8PE31 8GP: also in PE31 8PE31 8GY: also in PE31 8PE31 8LA: also in PE31 8PE31 8LD: also in PE31 8PE31 8LH: also in PE31 8PE31 8LJ: also in PE31 8PE31 8LL: also in PE31 8PE31 8LP: also in PE31 8PE31 8LQ: also in PE31 8PE31 8LR: also in PE31 8PE31 8LS: also in PE31 8PE31 8LT: also in PE31 8PE31 8LU: also in PE31 8PE31 8LW: also in PE31 8PE31 8LX: also in PE31 8PE31 8LY: also in PE31 8PE31 8LZ: also in PE31 8PE31 8NA: also in PE31 8PE31 8NB: also in PE31 8PE31 8ND: also in PE31 8PE31 8NF: also in PE31 8PE31 8NG: also in PE31 8PE31 8NQ: also in PE31 8PE31 8NZ: also in PE31 8PE31 8PL: also in PE31 8PE31 8PN: also in PE31 8PE31 8PP: also in PE31 8PE31 8QA: also in PE31 8PE31 8QB: also in PE31 8PE31 8QH: also in PE31 8PE31 8QJ: also in PE31 8PE31 8QR: also in PE31 8PE31 8QS: also in PE31 8PE31 8QT: also in PE31 8PE31 8QU: also in PE31 8PE31 8QX: also in PE31 8PE31 8UA: also in PE31 8PE31 8UD: also in PE31 8PE31 8WA: also in PE31 8 Burnham Surgery 8.2 kmHeacham Group Practice 9.0 kmDocking PE31 8FT Map of PE31 8FT and what is near it Map of PE31 8FT: its centre point, with the 300 other postcodes in the PE31 8 sector, 1 school, 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Burnham Surgery 8.2 kmDocking PE31 8FT
  • PE31 8FT
  • Other postcodes in PE31 8: press one for its page
  • 1 school
  • 2 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.9072, longitude 0.6252)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PE31 8FT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PE31 8FT?

86% of the homes and businesses at PE31 8FT can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

PE31 8FT 0% King's Lynn and West Norfolk 65%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

PE31 8FT 86% King's Lynn and West Norfolk 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at PE31 8FT?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for PE31 8FT.

Check the bin days for PE31 8FT on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PE31 8FT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PE31 8FT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across King's Lynn and West Norfolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PE31 8FT: 1,344 properties in King's Lynn and West Norfolk are at high risk (1.3% of all its properties). All the figures for King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of PE31 8FT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PE31 8FT?

Homes in PE31 8 sold for a typical £432,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, down 17.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£432,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£525,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 17.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £505,500 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £432,500 14 sales
  • Terraced £375,000 23 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PE31 district: a typical £325,000 from 293 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PE31 8FT

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in PE31 8FT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 November 2025. The middle sale was £582,000, from £295,000 to £585,000. Across PE31 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £432,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PE31 8FT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,250 homes in the neighbourhood around PE31 8FT. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PE31 8FT

Band D in King's Lynn and West Norfolk for 2026‑27: £2,430. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,620 (band A) to £4,860 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,890.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (14%)£1,620
Band Babout 320 (26%)£1,890
Band Cabout 250 (20%)£2,160
Band Dabout 180 (14%)£2,430
Band Eabout 140 (11%)£2,970
Band Fabout 110 (9%)£3,510
Band Gabout 70 (6%)£4,050
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,860

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

Averages for King's Lynn and West Norfolk before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PE31 8FT is in (ONS area E01026656), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PE31 8FT?

The nearest open schools to PE31 8FT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PE31 8FT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PE31 8FT?

There is no railway station within 20 km of the centre of PE31 8FT.

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Inn, 113 m away.

More stations near PE31 8FT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PE31 8FT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PE31 8FT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PE31 8FT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PE31 8FT on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PE31 8FT?

The nearest to the centre of PE31 8FT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PE31 8FT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PE31 8FT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PE31 8FT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Docking House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01485 518243 350 mWalk

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near PE31 8FT?

The nearest vets to the centre of PE31 8FT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PE31 8FT in a conservation area?

The centre of PE31 8FT is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PE31 8FT?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PE31 8FT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PE31 8FT

Ward
Burnham Market & Docking
Parish
Docking
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Docking
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
October 2016

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

PE31 8 sector PE31 district PE postcode area Docking postcodes

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PE31 8FS30 mPE31 8UD40 mPE31 8LY90 mPE31 8QB100 mPE31 8NF140 mPE31 8LT140 m
All of PE31

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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