IP26 5NP

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP26 5LU 605 m
IP26 5LT 897 m
IP26 5JN 1.1 km
IP26 4RN 1.2 km
IP26 5JL 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP26 5NP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP26
Postcode sector
IP26 5
Latitude
52.522044
Longitude
0.603570
British National Grid easting
576,735
British National Grid northing
294,757

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Electoral ward
Methwold · E05012340
Parish or community
E04006336
Westminster constituency
South West Norfolk · E14001497
Output area
E00135441
Middle layer super output area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 019 · E02005569

Postcode source versions

Explore IP26

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wellington Lodge Farm, Northwold, Thetford, IP26 5NP 12 December 2012 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Iceni Secondary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.3 km
  3. Mundford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP26 5 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+
0%
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 · Brandon

    4.8 miles
  • Brandon Rail Station

    RLY · Brandon

    4.8 miles
  • Entrance

    RSE · Brandon

    4.8 miles
  • Entrance

    RSE · Brandon

    4.8 miles
  • Riverside Way

    BCT · Brandon

    4.9 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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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