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IP26 5HL

Bedingfeld · Breckland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5HH 82 m
IP26 5HQ 93 m
IP26 5AZ 168 m
IP26 5HF 174 m
IP26 5EH 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP26 5HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 5
Latitude
52.512217
Longitude
0.658481
British National Grid easting
580,500
British National Grid northing
293,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Breckland · E07000143
Electoral ward
Bedingfeld · E05010239
Parish or community
E04006147
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00134253
Lower layer super output area
Breckland 012A · E01026424
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

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    461 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
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
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

  • 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

    3.9 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Santon Downham

    3.9 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.

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 461 m.

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

Recorded crime

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 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.