Where is Downham Market?

Downham Market is a town in Norfolk, England, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority.

What is the population of Downham Market?

Downham Market has an approximate settlement population of 10,884.

How deprived is Downham Market?

The King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority, which includes Downham Market, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.

Downham Market

Downham Market is a town in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 10,884. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, and around 30 restaurants and cafés, along with 26 bus stops and Downham Market railway station 0.9km away. The average sold house price is around £280,814, and there were around 42 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Downham Market area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the King's Lynn and West Norfolk area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 154,325 residents at roughly 107 people per km².

Council: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Constituency: South West Norfolk
Police force: Norfolk

58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 98th of 294 English council areas — better than 67% of them.

Low crime76

Home affordability64

Affordable rents69

Good schools45

Life expectancy62

Low deprivation25

Employment57

Low council tax53

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°COvercast

Today: 23° / 13° · 32% rain
Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:23

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

Crime

72 reported · July 2026▲ 41% YoY

Violence & sexual offences26
Anti-social behaviour15
Shoplifting11
Criminal damage & arson8

Neighbourhood team: Downham Market · Norfolk

Local policing priorities

We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with the priority that we will have for Down…
We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with priorities that we will have for West N…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

292 reported road collisions (2024)

104 killed or seriously injured · 397 casualties · 18.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

94 food businesses within 2 miles

82 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Downham Market (1.3 km)
22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Downham Market (1.2 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Private rents

£940 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY

1 bed £650
2 bed £848
3 bed £1,051

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (7.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · ESSO (1.4 km)
Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · ESSO (1.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 7 kW
Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Downham Market (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres1
Gyms2
Swimming pools1
Sports pitches30
Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

154,325 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk · 107/km²

Under 16: 16%
16–64: 58%
65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 79 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,430 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (32% of 75,900)

A £1,620

B £1,890

C £2,160

D £2,430

E £2,970

F £3,510

G £4,050

H £4,860

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

82 schools · 19,176 pupils

64 primary · 8 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 28 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

76inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

Downham Market AcademyGood
King's Lynn AcademyGood
Smithdon High SchoolGood
Iceni Secondary Academy
King Edward VII Academy
Marshland High School
Springwood High School
St Clement's High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Care & health services

877 CQC-registered services

Care homes320
GP practices126
Dentists171
Homecare agencies178
Hospitals & hospices29

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 23 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Norfolk

Heritage & planning

Not in the Green Belt
122 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

308 applications decided

89.6% granted · 276 granted, 32 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Terry Jermy

Labour

South West Norfolk

Recent votes:

AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Liberal Democrat / Green coalition

Lab 5
Con 17
LD 2
Ref 7
Oth 24

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools5
GPs & clinics3
Pharmacies2
Supermarkets3
Parks & greens18
Restaurants & cafés33

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,690 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

43 jobs advertised · £48,133 avg

e.g. Project Administrator, Therapeutic Support Worker - Full Training Provided, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£731 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,249 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

36% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 87,439 certificates

12.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 14% · Biomass 6%

62 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.6
Feeling worthwhile7.5
Happiness yesterday7.5
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Norfolk:

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office431 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s319 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test292 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases252 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

Downham Town F.C. · 0.3 km
Downham Town Football Club is a football club based in Downham Market, Norfolk, England. Affiliated to the Norfolk County Football Association, they are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Divisio…
Downham Market Academy · 0.5 km
Downham Market Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, situated in Downham Market, Norfolk, England. The academy was launched on 1 July 2013, sponsored by the CWA Academy Trust…
St Dominic, Downham Market · 0.6 km
Saint Dominic's Church in Downham Market is the parish church serving the Roman Catholic population of Downham Market and the surrounding areas of Norfolk.
Downham Market Town Hall · 0.7 km
Downham Market Town Hall is a municipal building in Bridge Street, Downham Market, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is managed by Downham Market Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Downham Market · 0.9 km
Downham Market, sometimes simply referred to as Downham, is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, approximately 11 miles (18 km) south of King's Ly…
Downham Market railway station · 1.1 km
Downham Market railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the town of Downham Market, Norfolk. It is 86 miles 8 chains (138.6 km) measured from London Liverpool Street and is situated between L…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Downham Market?: Downham Market is a town in Norfolk, England, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority.
What is the population of Downham Market?: Downham Market has an approximate settlement population of 10,884.
How deprived is Downham Market?: The King's Lynn and West Norfolk local authority, which includes Downham Market, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.