IP24 9AN

Thetford Castle · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP24 1ZX 0 m
IP24 2AA 0 m
IP24 3RT 0 m
IP24 3TU 0 m
IP24 9AX 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 9AN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2010
Terminated
1 July 2017
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 9
Latitude
52.413720
Longitude
0.750512
British National Grid easting
587,161
British National Grid northing
283,081

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
E00134514
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 016A · E01026468
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 016 · E02005518

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Other independent special school

    199 m
  2. Norwich Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    251 m
  3. Thetford Grammar School

    Other independent school

    385 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,950
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 887
  • Anti social behaviour 242
  • Criminal damage and arson 218
  • Public order 136
  • Other theft 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • SCHOOL LANE PMS PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code Y01690

    163 m

  • SCHOOL LANE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2AG

    ODS code D82041

    163 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    GROVE LANE, THETFORD, IP24 2HY

    ODS code D82002

    205 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    0.4 miles
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.7 miles
  • RAF Camp

    BCT · Barnham

    1.7 miles
  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.4 miles
  • Salmond Drive

    BCT · Barnham

    2.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 016A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,122 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Damara School is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,950 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 887 events.

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