IP26 5HG

Bedingfeld · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thetford
Local authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP26 5HF 92 m
IP26 5AZ 127 m
IP26 5HQ 130 m
IP26 5DW 148 m
IP26 5EX 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP26 5HG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 5
Latitude
52.512787
Longitude
0.655538
British National Grid easting
580,298
British National Grid northing
293,856

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Parish or community
E04006147
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134254
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 012A · E01026424
Middle layer super output area
Breckland 012 · E02005514

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, St Leonards Street, Mundford, Thetford, IP26 5HG 11 June 2025 £235,000
14, St Leonards Street, Mundford, Thetford, IP26 5HG 31 January 2025 £547,000
Flint Cottage, 9, St Leonards Street, Mundford, Thetford, IP26 5HG 9 February 2024 £342,500

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

    342 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
78

40 female, 38 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.9
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 2.2% 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+
82.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
82.9%
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

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    3.9 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    3.9 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Santon Downham

    4.0 miles
  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    4.0 miles
  • Brandon Rail Station

    RLY · Brandon

    4.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Breckland 012A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,147 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £444,750 from 4 recorded sales in IP26 5HG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Breckland is £273,851 in June 2026, up 2.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

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 342 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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