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IP26 4FG

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 4PQ 79 m
IP26 4PL 218 m
IP26 4PH 227 m
IP26 4PT 271 m
IP26 4NT 277 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP26 4FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 4
Latitude
52.525360
Longitude
0.552504
British National Grid easting
573,258
British National Grid northing
295,002

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
E00135436
Lower layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019D · E01026651
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
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Iceni Secondary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    363 m

  2. Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    466 m

  3. Sheridan House School

    Other independent special school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
58
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other crime 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 5

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

    5.4 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lakenheath

    5.4 miles

  • Entrance1

    RSE · Lakenheath

    5.4 miles

  • Entrance2

    RSE · Lakenheath

    5.4 miles

  • Lakenheath Rail Station

    RLY · Lakenheath

    5.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10,234 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Iceni Secondary Academy is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

58 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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