IP20 9AL

Harleston · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Harleston
Local authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Postcode district
IP20
Postcode sector
IP20 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP20 9AJ 16 m
IP20 9AH 34 m
IP20 9AD 43 m
IP20 9AN 54 m
IP20 9AX 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP20 9AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP20
Postcode sector
IP20 9
Latitude
52.402313
Longitude
1.298728
British National Grid easting
624,494
British National Grid northing
283,373

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Electoral ward
Harleston · E05012852
Parish or community
E04006585
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00136833
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 013B · E01026900
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 013 · E02005609

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Old Post Office Court, Harleston, IP20 9AL 25 May 2017 £122,000
4, Old Post Office Court, Harleston, IP20 9AL 8 May 2015 £149,950
5, Old Post Office Court, Harleston, IP20 9AL 8 November 2013 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

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    487 m
  2. Mendham Primary School

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    2.7 km
  3. Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy

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    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
235
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 109
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Public order 12
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.3
IP20 9 residents
5,912

Age bands in IP20 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

938 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

478 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,263 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

1,497 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

1,718 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP20 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HARLESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82084

    115 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Munnings Cottages

    BCT · Mendham

    1.6 miles
  • Munnings Cottages

    BCT · Mendham

    1.6 miles
  • Waveney House

    BCT · Mendham

    1.7 miles
  • Waveney House

    BCT · Mendham

    1.7 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Weybread

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 013B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,116 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is the nearest published school at 487 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

235 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 109 events.

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