Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Bin collection days, council tax, planning applications, parking permits, housing and licensing.
west-norfolk.gov.uk →Residents
Living in King's Lynn
Quick links to the services residents use most.
Council services
King's Lynn is run by two councils: the Borough Council handles bins, council tax, planning and parking; Norfolk County Council handles schools, roads, libraries and social care.
Norfolk County Council
School places, report a pothole, libraries, adult and children's services.
norfolk.gov.uk →Recycling centre
Household waste recycling centres are run by Norfolk County Council — check opening days and booking rules online.
Recycling centres →Health
Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The town's acute hospital on Gayton Road, with a 24-hour A&E. A new hospital is planned to replace the current building.
qehkl.nhs.uk →NHS
GPs, dentists & pharmacies
Find and register with local services near your postcode.
NHS service search →Urgent
NHS 111
For urgent medical help that isn't an emergency, call 111 or use 111 online.
111 online →Education
Schools
Primary and secondary school admissions are managed by Norfolk County Council.
School admissions →College of West Anglia
Further and higher education, apprenticeships and adult courses at the King's Lynn campus on Tennyson Avenue.
cwa.ac.uk →King's Lynn Library
The Carnegie library on London Road, with computers, events and the local studies collection.
Norfolk Libraries →Useful numbers
999Police, fire, ambulance, coastguard
111NHS non-emergency
101Norfolk Police non-emergency
105Power cut
0345 988 1188Floodline (Environment Agency)