IP24 3RS

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 3QL 117 m
IP24 3RW 123 m
IP24 3QS 130 m
IP24 3QY 225 m
IP24 3RU 234 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 3RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
1 February 2014
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 3
Latitude
52.404526
Longitude
0.725076
British National Grid easting
585,470
British National Grid northing
281,993

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
E00134546
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 017E · E01026478
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 017 · E02005519

Postcode source versions

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Jarrolds, Burrell Way, Thetford, IP24 3RS 28 February 2018 £2,800,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Redcastle Family School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. The Pinetree School

    Free schools alternative provision

    1.1 km
  3. Queensway Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 322
  • Shoplifting 84
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Public order 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    1.9 km

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    1.9 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.2 miles
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.2 miles
  • Thetford Rail Station

    RLY · Thetford

    1.3 miles
  • Gorse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Barnham

    1.6 miles
  • Gorse Industrial Estate

    BCT · Barnham

    1.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Redcastle Family School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 322 events.

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