IP20 9LJ

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 9LN 450 m
IP20 9LQ 459 m
IP20 9LF 485 m
IP20 9LL 595 m
IP20 9LB 647 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP20 9LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP20
Postcode sector
IP20 9
Latitude
52.390249
Longitude
1.267751
British National Grid easting
622,448
British National Grid northing
281,936

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
E04006578
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00137002
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 014F · E01026935
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 014 · E02005610

Postcode source versions

Explore IP20

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hill View Farm, Upper Brook Lane, Needham, Harleston, IP20 9LJ 28 September 2018 £395,000
Frogs Hall, Upper Brook Lane, Needham, Harleston, IP20 9LJ 9 August 2006 £430,000

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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    2.1 km
  2. Mendham Primary School

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    4.8 km
  3. Pulham Church of England Primary Academy

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    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HARLESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82084

    2.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    1.2 miles
  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    1.2 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Weybread

    1.6 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Weybread

    1.6 miles
  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Weybread

    2.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 014F, 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

19,394 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

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 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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