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IP26 5AY

Forest · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP26 5EA 280 m
IP26 5ER 767 m
IP26 5EP 922 m
IP26 5DB 930 m
IP26 5EW 985 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP26 5AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2005
Terminated
1 January 2016
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 5
Latitude
52.490127
Longitude
0.694818
British National Grid easting
583,057
British National Grid northing
291,435

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Forest · E05010245
Parish or community
E04006142
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134625
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 012D · E01026493
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
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Mundford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    2.5 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    2.5 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    2.6 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    2.7 miles

  • Thetford Lodge

    BCT · Santon Downham

    3.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 012D, 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

17,164 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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. Mundford Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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