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IP26 4ES

Methwold · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Methwold
Local authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP26 4ER 1.1 km
PE38 0PG 1.3 km
IP26 4EP 1.3 km
PE38 0PH 1.6 km
IP26 4QF 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP26 4ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 4
Latitude
52.520322
Longitude
0.449642
British National Grid easting
566,300
British National Grid northing
294,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
King's Lynn and West Norfolk · E07000146
Electoral ward
Methwold · E05012340
Parish or community
E04006331
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00135434
Lower layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019C · E01026650
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019 · E02005569

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Southery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP26 4 residents
6,066

Age bands in IP26 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,117 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

667 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

1,471 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,639 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

1,246 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.

Nearby transport

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lakenheath

    6.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lakenheath

    6.2 miles

  • Entrance1

    RSE · Lakenheath

    6.2 miles

  • Lakenheath Rail Station

    RLY · Lakenheath

    6.2 miles

  • Entrance2

    RSE · Lakenheath

    6.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,719 of 33,755

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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Southery Academy is the nearest published school at 2.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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