Housing in PE38 8EA
What the homes in PE38 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Downham Market
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,066 (2024)
PE38 8EADownham Market
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (42.2%). Flats make up 16%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.8% of households in the PE38 8EA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 38% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented23.6%20.5%
- Social rented16.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19.1%). 17.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE38 8EA (Downham Market) (about 1,066 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.