IP24 3LG

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 3LQ 54 m
IP24 3LP 64 m
IP24 3LJ 79 m
IP24 3LL 87 m
IP24 3LF 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 3LG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 3
Latitude
52.406469
Longitude
0.739415
British National Grid easting
586,437
British National Grid northing
282,246

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
E00134558
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 017D · E01026477
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 017 · E02005519

Postcode source versions

Explore IP24

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Sweyn Close, Thetford, IP24 3LG 13 August 2010 £130,000
14, Sweyn Close, Thetford, IP24 3LG 31 March 2010 £130,000
13, Sweyn Close, Thetford, IP24 3LG 30 March 2010 £140,000

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

    247 m
  2. Queensway Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    259 m
  3. Queensway Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    265 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,783
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 743
  • Anti social behaviour 221
  • Criminal damage and arson 193
  • Shoplifting 140
  • Public order 128

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

35 female, 19 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.6% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    946 m

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    946 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    1.3 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

    1.2 miles
  • Gorse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Barnham

    1.9 miles
  • Gorse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Barnham

    1.9 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
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 Pinetree School is the nearest published school at 247 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,783 published events cover 12 months, averaging 148.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 743 events.

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