property, homes and houses for sale in Downham Market

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neighbouring areas

Cromer Great Yarmouth King's Lynn Thetford
Diss Holt Norwich Wells-next-the-Sea
Fakenham Hunstanton Sheringham  

Downham Market is due south of King's Lynn on the edge of the Fens. It's a small hillside market town dating back to Saxon times, and is one of the oldest in Norfolk. The opening of the railway in 1846 had a far-reaching effect on local trade, but it took until 1992 for the line to be electrified. The current population is 8,000 and hundreds of new houses have been built in recent years.

Houses for sale in Downham Market are a mixture of styles and periods and include two-bedroom bungalows and cottages; Victorian and new-build terraced and semi-detached houses offering three bedrooms; four-bedroom, modern townhouses; detached houses with integral garage, often as part of a new development; and a variety of period properties in rural settings, occasionally Grade II listed.

For details of flats for sale in Downham Market and for all cottages and houses, please contact Downham Market estate agents.

Amenities for property in Downham Market

The big four high street banks all have branches in Downham Market. There are doctors' surgeries in Bridge Street, a Health Centre in Paradise Road, and a Youth Centre in Howdale Road. High street chains are well represented such as Boots and Tesco, and there is a wide choice of independent shops and services including post office, opticians, garden centre, library, and hair & beauty. Every Friday and Saturday there is a market, and on Sunday there are services in the four local churches. Downham Market has two primary schools: Hillcrest and Clack Close; and for older children: Downham Market High School, and Ryston Sixth Form College.

Transport in Downham Market

The railway station in Downham Market is on the Fen Line with services northbound to King's Lynn and southbound to Ely, Cambridge, Stansted Airport; and to stations in Central London. Local buses supply limited services to King's Lynn, Southey, Ely and Wisbech.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Downham Market, which is covered by postcode PE38, you may also like to consider King's Lynn, Thetford, Diss, and Fakenham.