IP26 4RE

Methwold · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thetford
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP26 4RD 205 m
IP26 4RF 277 m
IP26 4RA 315 m
IP26 4RB 325 m
IP26 4RP 377 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP26 4RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 4
Latitude
52.536898
Longitude
0.560370
British National Grid easting
573,746
British National Grid northing
296,304

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Electoral ward
Methwold · E05012340
Parish or community
E04006331
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00135438
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019 · E02005569

Postcode source versions

Explore IP26

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Holders Lane, Brookville, Thetford, IP26 4RE 23 October 2023 £440,000
Hithe, 2, Holders Lane, Brookville, Thetford, IP26 4RE 15 July 2022 £500,000
Hithe, 2, Holders Lane, Brookville, Thetford, IP26 4RE 1 December 2017 £342,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Iceni Secondary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. Sheridan House School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km
  3. The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other crime 4
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

12 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP26 4 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+
100%
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
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lakenheath

    6.3 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lakenheath

    6.3 miles
  • Entrance1

    RSE · Lakenheath

    6.3 miles
  • Entrance2

    RSE · Lakenheath

    6.3 miles
  • Lakenheath Rail Station

    RLY · Lakenheath

    6.3 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £470,000 from 2 recorded sales in IP26 4RE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for King's Lynn and West Norfolk is £263,298 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Iceni Secondary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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