Neighbourhood · King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Downham Market: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Downham Market neighbourhood of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England (ONS area King's Lynn and West Norfolk 017). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes PE38. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PE38 9HQ.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Downham Market is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against King's Lynn and West Norfolk (2 of 19 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £265,000 and flats for £135,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (0.9 times the borough's rate), and the nearest station, Downham Market, is about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£265,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£135,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.11; 0 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 8 small areas range from decile 3 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£42,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Downham Market sits in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Typical house price: joint 7th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 5th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Downham Market
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Falling behind the borough
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Downham Market Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (890 m in a straight line). About 2.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to Kings Lynn (about 17 min) and London Kings Cross (about 96 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Nelson Academy 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Downham Market Academy 680 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Downham Market
What is the typical house price in Downham Market?
£265,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
How does Downham Market compare with the rest of King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
Typical house price: joint 7th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 5th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Is Downham Market an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Downham Market gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 0 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Downham Market?
Downham Market. Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (890 m in a straight line). About 2.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to Kings Lynn (about 17 min) and London Kings Cross (about 96 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Downham Market?
Nearest state primary school. Nelson Academy. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Downham Market Academy. 680 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.