Is PE30 3AB a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

PE30 3AB is a postcode in Gaywood North Bank, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near PE30 3AB, then scores the surrounding small area 42/100 - bottom 26% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around PE30 3AB are housing and jobs, while health is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for PE30 3AB is based on King's Lynn and West Norfolk 009 Census 2021. It covers 7,353 residents, 2,993 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 41, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 60% owner-occupied, 22% privately rented, 18% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 4/10.

For property prices near PE30 3AB, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the PE30 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £238k from 138 rolling sales, up 11.8% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near PE30 3AB can compare 10 state schools within one mile, including 10 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 1 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 1 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near PE30 3AB by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around PE30 3AB is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 6 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.