IP21 4YQ

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
IP21
Postcode sector
IP21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP21 4YH 182 m
IP21 4YG 296 m
IP21 4YL 851 m
IP21 4QZ 942 m
IP21 4QL 956 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP21 4YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP21
Postcode sector
IP21 4
Latitude
52.430782
Longitude
1.253858
British National Grid easting
621,300
British National Grid northing
286,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Norfolk · E07000149
Parish or community
E04006583
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00136685
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. Pulham Church of England Primary Academy

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    1.5 km
  2. Tivetshall Community Primary School

    Academy converter

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

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    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP21 4 residents
6,514

Age bands in IP21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

874 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

481 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

1,170 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,849 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

1,800 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

  • CHURCH HILL SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, PULHAM MARKET, DISS, IP21 4TX

    ODS code D82046

    1.7 km

  • HARLESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D82084

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    4.0 miles
  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    4.0 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Weybread

    4.3 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Weybread

    4.3 miles
  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Weybread

    4.7 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. Pulham Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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