IP20 9NS

Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole · South Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP20 9FH 152 m
IP20 9NR 455 m
IP20 9NP 544 m
IP20 9PX 686 m
IP20 9NW 696 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP20 9NS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP20
Postcode sector
IP20 9
Latitude
52.415853
Longitude
1.273351
British National Grid easting
622,700
British National Grid northing
284,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Parish or community
E04006596
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00136687
Lower layer super output area
South Norfolk 013A · E01026872
Middle layer super output area
South Norfolk 013 · E02005609

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

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    2.5 km
  2. Pulham Church of England Primary Academy

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    3.2 km
  3. Mendham Primary School

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    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARLESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82084

    2.3 km

  • CHURCH HILL SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, PULHAM MARKET, DISS, IP21 4TX

    ODS code D82046

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    2.9 miles
  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    2.9 miles
  • Munnings Cottages

    BCT · Mendham

    3.0 miles
  • Munnings Cottages

    BCT · Mendham

    3.0 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Weybread

    3.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Norfolk 013A, 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

14,417 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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