PE38 9DS postcode in Downham Market, Norfolk

PE38 9DS is a postcode in Downham Market, in the Downham Old Town ward of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is in the South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency and the Norfolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 65% Typical price £265,000 Homes sold in PE38 9, last 12 months. ▼ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Downham Market 650 m in a straight line

Where PE38 9DS is, and what is near it

Map of PE38 9DS and what is near it Map of PE38 9DS: its centre point, with the 315 other postcodes in the PE38 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PE38 9AA: also in PE38 9PE38 9AB: also in PE38 9PE38 9AD: also in PE38 9PE38 9AE: also in PE38 9PE38 9AF: also in PE38 9PE38 9AG: also in PE38 9PE38 9AH: also in PE38 9PE38 9AJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9AQ: also in PE38 9PE38 9AS: also in PE38 9PE38 9AW: also in PE38 9PE38 9AX: also in PE38 9PE38 9BJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9BL: also in PE38 9PE38 9BS: also in PE38 9PE38 9BT: also in PE38 9PE38 9BX: also in PE38 9PE38 9BZ: also in PE38 9PE38 9DA: also in PE38 9PE38 9DB: also in PE38 9PE38 9DE: also in PE38 9PE38 9DF: also in PE38 9PE38 9DG: also in PE38 9PE38 9DH: also in PE38 9PE38 9DJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9DL: also in PE38 9PE38 9DN: also in PE38 9PE38 9DP: also in PE38 9PE38 9DQ: also in PE38 9PE38 9DT: also in PE38 9PE38 9DW: also in PE38 9PE38 9DX: also in PE38 9PE38 9DY: also in PE38 9PE38 9DZ: also in PE38 9PE38 9EB: also in PE38 9PE38 9ED: also in PE38 9PE38 9EE: also in PE38 9PE38 9EF: also in PE38 9PE38 9EG: also in PE38 9PE38 9EH: also in PE38 9PE38 9EJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9EL: also in PE38 9PE38 9EN: also in PE38 9PE38 9EP: also in PE38 9PE38 9EQ: also in PE38 9PE38 9ES: also in PE38 9PE38 9ET: also in PE38 9PE38 9EU: also in PE38 9PE38 9EW: also in PE38 9PE38 9EX: also in PE38 9PE38 9EY: also in PE38 9PE38 9FA: also in PE38 9PE38 9FE: also in PE38 9PE38 9GD: also in PE38 9PE38 9GE: also in PE38 9PE38 9GF: also in PE38 9PE38 9GJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9GP: also in PE38 9PE38 9GQ: also in PE38 9PE38 9GS: also in PE38 9PE38 9GW: also in PE38 9PE38 9HA: also in PE38 9PE38 9HD: also in PE38 9PE38 9HF: also in PE38 9PE38 9HH: also in PE38 9PE38 9HJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9HL: also in PE38 9PE38 9HP: also in PE38 9PE38 9HQ: also in PE38 9PE38 9HR: also in PE38 9PE38 9HS: also in PE38 9PE38 9HT: also in PE38 9PE38 9HU: also in PE38 9PE38 9HX: also in PE38 9PE38 9HY: also in PE38 9PE38 9HZ: also in PE38 9PE38 9JA: also in PE38 9PE38 9JB: also in PE38 9PE38 9JD: also in PE38 9PE38 9JE: also in PE38 9PE38 9JF: also in PE38 9PE38 9JG: also in PE38 9PE38 9JH: also in PE38 9PE38 9JJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9JL: also in PE38 9PE38 9JP: also in PE38 9PE38 9JQ: also in PE38 9PE38 9JR: also in PE38 9PE38 9JS: also in PE38 9PE38 9JU: also in PE38 9PE38 9JW: also in PE38 9PE38 9JX: also in PE38 9PE38 9JY: also in PE38 9PE38 9JZ: also in PE38 9PE38 9LE: also in PE38 9PE38 9LF: also in PE38 9PE38 9LG: also in PE38 9PE38 9LH: also in PE38 9PE38 9LN: also in PE38 9PE38 9LP: also in PE38 9PE38 9LQ: also in PE38 9PE38 9LR: also in PE38 9PE38 9LW: also in PE38 9PE38 9NJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9NL: also in PE38 9PE38 9NN: also in PE38 9PE38 9NP: also in PE38 9PE38 9NR: also in PE38 9PE38 9NU: also in PE38 9PE38 9NX: also in PE38 9PE38 9NY: also in PE38 9PE38 9NZ: also in PE38 9PE38 9PA: also in PE38 9PE38 9PB: also in PE38 9PE38 9PD: also in PE38 9PE38 9PF: also in PE38 9PE38 9PH: also in PE38 9PE38 9PN: also in PE38 9PE38 9PR: also in PE38 9PE38 9PW: also in PE38 9PE38 9PY: also in PE38 9PE38 9QA: also in PE38 9PE38 9QH: also in PE38 9PE38 9RL: also in PE38 9PE38 9RU: also in PE38 9PE38 9RX: also in PE38 9PE38 9RY: also in PE38 9PE38 9RZ: also in PE38 9PE38 9SA: also in PE38 9PE38 9SB: also in PE38 9PE38 9SP: also in PE38 9PE38 9SR: also in PE38 9PE38 9ST: also in PE38 9PE38 9SU: also in PE38 9PE38 9SW: also in PE38 9PE38 9SX: also in PE38 9PE38 9TH: also in PE38 9PE38 9TJ: also in PE38 9PE38 9TN: also in PE38 9PE38 9TP: also in PE38 9PE38 9TS: also in PE38 9PE38 9TT: also in PE38 9PE38 9WX: also in PE38 9PE38 9XY: also in PE38 9PE38 9XZ: also in PE38 9 2 schools, 900 m–1.3 kmOrchard Manor School 3.2 kmDownham Market PE38 9DS Map of PE38 9DS and what is near it Map of PE38 9DS: its centre point, with the 315 other postcodes in the PE38 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Downham Old Town PE38 9DS
  • PE38 9DS
  • Other postcodes in PE38 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6027, longitude 0.3754)

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 PE38 9DS?

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 PE38 9DS?

Every home and business at PE38 9DS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 65%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 96%

The line marks the figure across King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

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 PE38 9DS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk's days for PE38 9DS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PE38 9DS 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 PE38 9DS 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 PE38 9DS.

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 PE38 9DS: 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 PE38 9DS 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 PE38 9DS?

Homes in PE38 9 sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 201 sales, down 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£265,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£268,500
12 months to August 2026
£265,000

▼ down 1.3% on the 12 months before

Detached£318,250 111 sales
Semi-detached£249,998 42 sales
Terraced£222,000 35 sales
Flat or maisonette£127,500 13 sales

Across the whole PE38 district: a typical £267,500 from 254 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 PE38 9DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PE38 9DS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at PE38 9DS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PE38 9DS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PE38 9DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around PE38 9DS. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (25%). 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 PE38 9DS

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 £2,970 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,620.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 570 (54%)£1,620
Band Babout 260 (25%)£1,890
Band Cabout 130 (12%)£2,160
Band Dabout 70 (7%)£2,430
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£2,970
Band Fwithheld£3,510
Band Gwithheld£4,050
Band Hfewer than 5£4,860

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 25% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 PE38 9DS is in (ONS area E01033038), 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 PE38 9DS?

The nearest open schools to PE38 9DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PE38 9DS, 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 PE38 9DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PE38 9DS is Downham Market Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Downham Market Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Watlington Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Morrisons, 69 m away.

More stations near PE38 9DS, 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 PE38 9DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PE38 9DS, 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.

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 PE38 9DS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PE38 9DS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 PE38 9DS?

The nearest to the centre of PE38 9DS, 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 PE38 9DS?

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 PE38 9DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PE38 9DS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 pharmacies are near PE38 9DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PE38 9DS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PE38 9DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of PE38 9DS 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 PE38 9DS in a conservation area?

The centre of PE38 9DS 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 PE38 9DS?

Police.uk records 46 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PE38 9DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences22 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Shoplifting4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: robbery 2, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1.

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 PE38 9DS

Ward
Downham Old Town
Parish
Downham Market
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Downham Market
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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

PE38 9DP30 mPE38 9DH60 mPE38 9DW60 mPE38 9JY60 mPE38 9JU80 mPE38 9JX90 m
All of PE38

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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