Neighbourhood · King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood neighbourhood of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England (ONS area King's Lynn and West Norfolk 009). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes PE30. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PE30 4QD.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against King's Lynn and West Norfolk (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 21 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £223,700 and flats for £110,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across King's Lynn and West Norfolk (1.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest station, Kings Lynn, is about a 13-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
£223,700
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£110,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% 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
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.06; 1 of 21 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 1 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£45,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.6 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
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood sits in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Typical house price: 4th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 8th 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 Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood
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
1 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1 the other way and 19 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.
Rising against the borough
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Air quality
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Kings Lynn Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1,000 m in a straight line). About 1.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to London Kings Cross (107 to 112 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 Parkway Academy 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Mar 2023). Serious weaknesses.
- Nearest state secondary school King's Lynn Academy 320 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jun 2026).
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 Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood
What is the typical house price in Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood?
£223,700. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
How does Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood compare with the rest of King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
Typical house price: 4th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Is Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.06; 1 of 21 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood?
Kings Lynn. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1,000 m in a straight line). About 1.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to London Kings Cross (107 to 112 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood?
Nearest state primary school. Parkway Academy. 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Inadequate (Mar 2023). Serious weaknesses. Nearest state secondary school. King's Lynn Academy. 320 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Jun 2026).
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.