IP24 3HJ

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 3JZ 62 m
IP24 3JD 69 m
IP24 3HN 84 m
IP24 3JY 121 m
IP24 3JX 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 3HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 3
Latitude
52.403595
Longitude
0.736546
British National Grid easting
586,254
British National Grid northing
281,919

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
E00134561
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 017E · E01026478
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 017 · E02005519

Postcode source versions

Explore IP24

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Elm Road, Thetford, IP24 3HJ 19 March 2026 £185,000
21, Elm Road, Thetford, IP24 3HJ 21 February 2025 £132,000
5, Elm Road, Thetford, IP24 3HJ 27 October 2023 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. The Pinetree School

    Free schools alternative provision

    349 m
  2. Queensway Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    544 m
  3. Queensway Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 518
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Shoplifting 102
  • Public order 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

25 female, 18 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
3.9
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+
91.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Gigabit-capable
16.7%
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

    1.3 km

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    1.3 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    1.7 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

  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.0 miles
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.0 miles
  • Thetford Rail Station

    RLY · Thetford

    1.1 miles
  • Gorse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Barnham

    1.7 miles
  • Gorse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Barnham

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 017E, 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

3,910 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
2
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 £151,000 from 4 recorded sales in IP24 3HJ. 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. The Pinetree School is the nearest published school at 349 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 518 events.

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