Strong on safety and schools, with transport to consider

Burnham Market & Docking at a glance

House prices
£460,000
Higher prices84th percentile
Schools
82nd percentile
Strong
Transport
9th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
40.7 per 1,000 residents
Strong80th percentile
Flood risk
8.7% of the area in flood zones
Middle66th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Burnham Market & Docking a good place to live?

Burnham Market & Docking may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in King's Lynn and West Norfolk below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime
  • Families who care about school performance

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
  • House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Burnham Market & Docking

Crime rate

Crime rate
40.7 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
80th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Burnham Market & Docking

House prices

Median sale price
£460,000
Percentile
84th percentile nationally

House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 50 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Burnham Market & Docking

Schools

82nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Burnham Market & Docking

Flood risk

8.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 8.2% of the area. That is the 66th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Burnham Market & Docking

Transport

9th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Burnham Market & Docking a good place to live?

Burnham Market & Docking may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Burnham Market & Docking safe?

Burnham Market & Docking ranks in the 80th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Burnham Market & Docking?

The median sale price was £460,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 84th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Burnham Market & Docking?

Schools rank in the 82nd percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Burnham Market & Docking?

Nearby public profiles include Brancaster in King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Methwold in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.