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IP24 2AT

Thetford Castle · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Thetford Castle
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP24 2AU 48 m
IP24 2AZ 48 m
IP24 1BL 75 m
IP24 1AA 81 m
IP24 1AD 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 2AT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 2
Latitude
52.414471
Longitude
0.747588
British National Grid easting
586,959
British National Grid northing
283,157

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Thetford Castle · E05010260
Parish or community
E04013163
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134514
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 016A · E01026468
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 016 · E02005518

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Thetford Grammar School

    Other independent school

    212 m

  2. Norwich Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    254 m

  3. The Damara School

    Other independent special school

    364 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,984
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 899
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Criminal damage and arson 219
  • Public order 136
  • Other theft 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP24 2 residents
10,281

Age bands in IP24 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,694 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,039 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

2,973 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,677 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,820 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

3

within 5 km

  • SCHOOL LANE PMS PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code Y01690

    251 m

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    251 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    288 m

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thetford Rail Station

    RLY · Thetford

    0.3 miles

  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.8 miles

  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.8 miles

  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.5 miles

  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 016A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,122 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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. Thetford Grammar School is the nearest published school at 212 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,984 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 899 events.

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