IP24 3EG

Thetford Burrell · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP24 3EJ 78 m
IP24 3EQ 79 m
IP24 3ET 83 m
IP24 3EH 85 m
IP24 3EF 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 3EG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 3
Latitude
52.406752
Longitude
0.747740
British National Grid easting
587,002
British National Grid northing
282,299

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
E00134557
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 017D · E01026477
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 017 · E02005519

Postcode source versions

Explore IP24

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, St Michaels Close, Thetford, IP24 3EG 13 December 2024 £205,000
27, St Michaels Close, Thetford, IP24 3EG 10 January 2024 £166,000
23, St Michaels Close, Thetford, IP24 3EG 29 July 2020 £151,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Queensway Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    311 m
  2. Queensway Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    312 m
  3. The Pinetree School

    Free schools alternative provision

    493 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,648
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 682
  • Anti social behaviour 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 179
  • Shoplifting 140
  • Public order 116

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

27 female, 17 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.2
IP24 3 residents
8,670

Age bands in IP24 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,802 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,047 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

2,435 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,244 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,361 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP24 3 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+
5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
5%
Gigabit-capable
5%
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 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

    644 m

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    644 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    1.0 km

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

    0.9 miles
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.2 miles
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.3 miles
  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.0 miles
  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 017D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,411 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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
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 £185,500 from 2 recorded sales in IP24 3EG. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Queensway Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 311 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,648 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 682 events.

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