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IP24 2DS

Thetford Castle · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2BA 31 m
IP24 2AL 47 m
IP24 2BL 67 m
IP24 1ZX 82 m
IP24 2AA 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 2DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 2
Latitude
52.412982
Longitude
0.750554
British National Grid easting
587,167
British National Grid northing
282,999

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
E00134513
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. The Damara School

    Other independent special school

    118 m

  2. Norwich Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    333 m

  3. Thetford Grammar School

    Other independent school

    393 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,916
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 874
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Criminal damage and arson 213
  • Public order 133
  • Other theft 84

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

  • SCHOOL LANE PMS PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code Y01690

    105 m

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    105 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    283 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 2026-09-03. 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

    1.7 miles

  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.7 miles

  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.4 miles

  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.4 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. The Damara School is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,916 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 874 events.

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