IP25 7SB

Shipdham-with-Scarning · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
Mid Norfolk
Postcode district
IP25
Postcode sector
IP25 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP25 7NQ 531 m
IP25 7NF 1.1 km
IP25 7NG 1.2 km
IP25 7NB 1.2 km
IP25 7NS 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP25 7SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2005
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP25
Postcode sector
IP25 7
Latitude
52.633070
Longitude
0.926849
British National Grid easting
598,162
British National Grid northing
307,943

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04006168
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134420
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 008C · E01026451
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 008 · E02005510

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km
  2. Toftwood Infant School

    Foundation school

    3.6 km
  3. Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School

    Community school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP25 7 residents
7,164

Age bands in IP25 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

938 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

593 residents

Age 25 to 44
17%

1,236 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,124 residents

Age 65 and over
32.6%

2,371 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHIPDHAM SURGERY

    CHAPEL STREET, SHIPDHAM, THETFORD, IP25 7LA

    ODS code D82100

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    3.3 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    3.3 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    8.6 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    8.6 miles
  • Attleborough Rail Station

    RLY · Attleborough

    9.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 008C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,638 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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