1,290
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
No religion · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
9 · 2.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£260,000
Median property price
60
Postcodes
Overview of East Downham
Coordinates52.6066, 0.3905
Postcodes
60
Population (Census)
3,264
Households (Census)
1,290
Recorded crime · May '26
9 · 2.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for East Downham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.60 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.60 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in East Downham
Property sales · East Downham
HM Land Registry · East Downham
Average price
£289,614
YoY: -0.9%
Median price: £289,583
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £305,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£447k£299k£152k
Mar '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in East Downham
Crime trends · East Downham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -50%
ASB
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Demographics in East Downham
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.0%
Other White5.2%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
No religion47.7%
Christian45.1%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4921.8%
50–6418.0%
25–3411.8%
10–159.8%
65–749.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.2%
Other14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Any member 66+9.5%
All members 66+9.2%
+ 7 other households · 37.1%
Schools in East Downham
Open state schools in this area, ranked by distance from the area centre.
Downham Market Academy
273 mSecondary with sixth form· Downham Market
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
364 mPrimary· Downham Market
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in East Downham
Postcodes in East Downham
PE38 0ADPE38 9BFPE38 9FBPE38 9JNPE38 9LAPE38 9LBPE38 9LDPE38 9LJPE38 9LLPE38 9LNPE38 9LSPE38 9LWPE38 9NAPE38 9NDPE38 9NEPE38 9NFPE38 9NGPE38 9NHPE38 9NQPE38 9NRPE38 9NUPE38 9NWPE38 9NXPE38 9NYPE38 9PZPE38 9QFPE38 9QGPE38 9QHPE38 9QJPE38 9QLPE38 9QNPE38 9QPPE38 9QQPE38 9QRPE38 9QSPE38 9QWPE38 9QXPE38 9SJPE38 9TPPE38 9TRPE38 9TTPE38 9TUPE38 9UAPE38 9UBPE38 9UEPE38 9UFPE38 9UHPE38 9UJPE38 9ULPE38 9UNPE38 9UPPE38 9UQPE38 9URPE38 9USPE38 9UTPE38 9UUPE38 9UWPE38 9WAPE38 9WBPE38 9WE