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IP26 5AX

Bedingfeld · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bedingfeld
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP26 5AJ 93 m
IP26 5AN 104 m
IP26 5AB 209 m
IP26 5AW 259 m
IP26 5AD 281 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP26 5AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 5
Latitude
52.562214
Longitude
0.606790
British National Grid easting
576,792
British National Grid northing
299,232

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Bedingfeld · E05010239
Parish or community
E04006111
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134372
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 012B · E01026444
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 012 · E02005514

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold

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    2.7 km

  2. Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  3. Sheridan House School

    Other independent special school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

15 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.3
IP26 5 residents
3,577

Age bands in IP26 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

501 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

262 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

650 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

1,091 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

932 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP26 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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 · Brandon

    7.5 miles

  • Brandon Rail Station

    RLY · Brandon

    7.5 miles

  • Entrance

    RSE · Brandon

    7.5 miles

  • Entrance

    RSE · Brandon

    7.5 miles

  • Riverside Way

    BCT · Brandon

    7.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 012B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,061 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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