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Housing in PE38 9DF

What the homes in PE38 9DF 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
2,142 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (28.2%). Flats make up 29%, above the 22.2% across England.

PE38 9DFEngland
Detached15%22.9%
Semi-detached28.2%31.5%
Terraced27.7%23%
Purpose-built flat20.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.9% of households in the PE38 9DF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.4% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.

PE38 9DF
45%
36%
19%
England
  • Owned44.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented35.9%20.5%
  • Social rented18.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE38 9DFEngland
Owned outright22.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association14.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE38 9DFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.1%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

PE38 9DFEngland
Living alone, under 6625.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 PE38 9DF (Downham Market) (about 2,142 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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