IP24 1LU

Forest · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thetford
Ward
Forest
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP24 1LT 740 m
IP24 1LS 1.9 km
IP24 1LY 2.0 km
IP24 1LR 2.3 km
IP24 1SS 2.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 1LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 1
Latitude
52.471538
Longitude
0.751877
British National Grid easting
587,009
British National Grid northing
289,514

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Forest · E05010245
Parish or community
E04013162
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134624
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 012D · E01026493
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 012 · E02005514

Postcode source versions

Explore IP24

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Devils Punchbowl, Croxton, Thetford, IP24 1LU 12 July 2024 £530,000
Devils Punchbowl, Croxton, Thetford, IP24 1LU 7 November 2018 £530,000
Devils Punchbowl, Croxton, Thetford, IP24 1LU 5 January 2007 £427,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
1
  1. The Thetford Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    3.6 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    3.6 miles
  • Thetford Lodge

    BCT · Santon Downham

    3.6 miles
  • Thetford Lodge

    BCT · Santon Downham

    3.6 miles
  • Thetford Rail Station

    RLY · Thetford

    3.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 012D, 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

17,164 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £530,000 from 1 recorded sale in IP24 1LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Breckland is £273,851 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Thetford Academy is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

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