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IP24 2GB

Forest · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP24 2QB 597 m
IP24 2QE 854 m
IP24 2QA 997 m
IP24 2QD 1.1 km
IP24 3HR 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 2GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 2
Latitude
52.397779
Longitude
0.766177
British National Grid easting
588,294
British National Grid northing
281,349

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Forest · E05010245
Parish or community
E04006096
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134336
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 014B · E01026440
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 014 · E02005516

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Queensway Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

  2. The Pinetree School

    Free schools alternative provision

    1.8 km

  3. Queensway Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Burglary 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4
2 female, 2 male
Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP24 2 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • SCHOOL LANE PMS PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code Y01690

    2.0 km

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    2.0 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    2.1 km

  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    2.1 km

  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.2 km

  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.2 km

  • Grange Farm

    BCT · Euston

    2.5 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 014B, 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

18,480 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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. Queensway Infant Academy is the nearest published school at 1.8 km.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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