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IP25 6AJ

Watton · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Watton
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
IP25
Postcode sector
IP25 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP25 6XF 52 m
IP25 6XE 54 m
IP25 6AA 66 m
IP25 6AF 66 m
IP25 6XT 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP25 6AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP25
Postcode sector
IP25 6
Latitude
52.571012
Longitude
0.823839
British National Grid easting
591,463
British National Grid northing
300,764

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Watton · E05010263
Parish or community
E04006187
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134615
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 009C · E01026488
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 009 · E02005511

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    367 m

  2. Watton Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    387 m

  3. Wayland Academy

    Academy converter

    564 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
397
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 208
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Public order 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Other theft 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
IP25 6 residents
14,310

Age bands in IP25 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

2,137 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,370 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

3,937 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

3,495 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

3,342 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP25 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WATTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 GREGOR SHANKS WAY, WATTON, THETFORD, IP25 6FA

    ODS code D82063

    215 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

  • Harling Road Rail Station

    RLY · Harling Road

    8.9 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    9.1 miles

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    9.1 miles

  • Eccles Road Rail Station

    RLY · Eccles Road

    9.3 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    10.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 009C, 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

5,951 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
3
Medium risk addresses
1
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

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

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 367 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

397 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 208 events.

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