IP25 7TA

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 7TB 484 m
IP25 7SZ 551 m
IP25 7SX 573 m
IP25 7SY 818 m
IP25 7SJ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP25 7TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP25
Postcode sector
IP25 7
Latitude
52.611611
Longitude
0.935270
British National Grid easting
598,829
British National Grid northing
305,580

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04006105
Westminster constituency
Mid Norfolk · E14001365
Output area
E00134585
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 006E · E01026485
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 006 · E02005508

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Kingsbrook School

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km
  2. Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.9 km
  3. Garvestone Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP25 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

2

within 5 km

  • SHIPDHAM SURGERY

    CHAPEL STREET, SHIPDHAM, THETFORD, IP25 7LA

    ODS code D82100

    3.4 km

  • HINGHAM SURGERY

    HARDINGHAM STREET, HINGHAM, NORWICH, NR9 4JB

    ODS code D82085

    4.9 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

  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Dereham

    4.7 miles
  • Dereham (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Dereham

    4.7 miles
  • Attleborough Rail Station

    RLY · Attleborough

    7.6 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    MET · Wymondham

    7.7 miles
  • Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway)

    PLT · Wymondham

    7.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 006E, 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

17,810 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kingsbrook School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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