IP24 1EG

Thetford Priory · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP24 1EL 79 m
IP24 1EE 88 m
IP24 1EQ 112 m
IP24 1EF 114 m
IP24 1EJ 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 1EG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 1
Latitude
52.419240
Longitude
0.733514
British National Grid easting
585,982
British National Grid northing
283,651

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04013163
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134498
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 015C · E01026467
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 015 · E02005517

Postcode source versions

Explore IP24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Compass Community School Eld Park

    Other independent special school

    159 m
  2. The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    217 m
  3. Redcastle Family School

    Community school

    921 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,739
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 724
  • Anti social behaviour 210
  • Criminal damage and arson 176
  • Shoplifting 144
  • Public order 126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
92

50 female, 42 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
2.2
IP24 1 residents
10,018

Age bands in IP24 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,842 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,071 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

2,627 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,557 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,755 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP24 1 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.9%
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

3

within 5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    1.3 km

  • SCHOOL LANE PMS PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code Y01690

    1.3 km

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    1.3 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

  • Thetford Rail Station

    RLY · Thetford

    0.5 miles
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    2.0 miles
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    2.0 miles
  • Gorse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Barnham

    2.7 miles
  • Gorse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Barnham

    2.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 015C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,835 of 33,755

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Compass Community School Eld Park is the nearest published school at 159 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,739 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 724 events.

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