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Housing in PE31 6JS

What the homes in PE31 6JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dersingham, Sandringham & Massingham
Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,511 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.4%). Flats make up 10.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE31 6JSEngland
Detached33.1%22.9%
Semi-detached36.4%31.5%
Terraced19.6%23%
Purpose-built flat10.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.6% of households in the PE31 6JS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.2% own outright and 15.4% with a mortgage.

PE31 6JS
57%
16%
27%
England
  • Owned56.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.1%20.5%
  • Social rented27.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE31 6JSEngland
Owned outright41.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association24%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE31 6JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.3%). 19.3% of households include dependent children.

PE31 6JSEngland
Living alone, under 6612.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over25.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (August 2026, +3.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

King's Lynn and West NorfolkEngland
All homes£941£1,459
One bedroom£650£1,195
Two bedrooms£848£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,053£1,489
Four or more£1,510£2,161
Detached£1,276£1,640
Semi-detached£1,004£1,449
Terraced£945£1,435
Flat or maisonette£735£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE31 6JS (Dersingham, Sandringham & Massingham) (about 1,511 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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