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Housing in PE31 7RB

What the homes in PE31 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heacham & Snettisham
Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,050 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.6%). Flats make up 2.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE31 7RBEngland
Detached53.6%22.9%
Semi-detached35.8%31.5%
Terraced7.8%23%
Purpose-built flat0.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68% of households in the PE31 7RB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 51.8% own outright and 16.2% with a mortgage.

PE31 7RB
68%
21%
England
  • Owned68%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented20.6%20.5%
  • Social rented10.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE31 7RBEngland
Owned outright51.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%18.2%
Other private rented5.4%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association8.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE31 7RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24%). 15.2% of households include dependent children.

PE31 7RBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14%12.8%
Couple, no children24%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over20.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 7RB (Heacham & Snettisham) (about 1,050 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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