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IP24 1UJ

Thetford Boudica · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP24 1HW 71 m
IP24 1UL 83 m
IP24 2TA 128 m
IP24 2TD 132 m
IP24 1UQ 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 1UJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 1
Latitude
52.425427
Longitude
0.762538
British National Grid easting
587,929
British National Grid northing
284,414

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
E00134529
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 016F · E01026473
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 016 · E02005518

Postcode source versions

Explore IP24

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Dryden Close, Thetford, IP24 1UJ 1 December 2025 £192,500
7, Dryden Close, Thetford, IP24 1UJ 5 July 2024 £218,000
9, Dryden Close, Thetford, IP24 1UJ 20 October 2023 £190,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Admirals Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    381 m
  2. Raleigh Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    381 m
  3. The Thetford Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    459 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
920
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 408
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Shoplifting 62
  • Public order 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17
8 female, 9 male
Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.2% 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+
81.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
81.8%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    1.7 km

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Thetford Rail Station

    RLY · Thetford

    1.4 km
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    4.3 km
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    4.3 km
  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    5.2 km
  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    5.2 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 016F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,869 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
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 £191,250 from 4 recorded sales in IP24 1UJ. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Admirals Academy is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

920 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 408 events.

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