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IP20 0BU

Ditchingham & Earsham · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ditchingham & Earsham
Local authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Postcode district
IP20
Postcode sector
IP20 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP20 0BL 2 m
IP20 0BP 393 m
IP20 0BX 595 m
IP20 0BS 650 m
IP20 0AF 676 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP20 0BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP20
Postcode sector
IP20 0
Latitude
52.427075
Longitude
1.331681
British National Grid easting
626,608
British National Grid northing
286,229

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Electoral ward
Ditchingham & Earsham · E05012851
Parish or community
E04012769
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00136789
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 012C · E01026894
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 012 · E02005608

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy

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    940 m

  2. Mendham Primary School

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    3.2 km

  3. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

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    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other crime 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP20 0 residents
2,486

Age bands in IP20 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.3%

278 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

203 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.2%

375 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.5%

827 residents

Age 65 and over
31.8%

784 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARLESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARLESTON DOCTORS SURGERY, BULLOCK FAIR CLOSE, HARLESTON, IP20 9AT

    ODS code D82084

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Playing Field

    BCT · Homersfield

    1.2 miles

  • Playing Field

    BCT · Homersfield

    1.3 miles

  • Munnings Cottages

    BCT · Mendham

    2.0 miles

  • Munnings Cottages

    BCT · Mendham

    2.1 miles

  • Waveney House

    BCT · Mendham

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 012C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,214 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 940 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.